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Job Description

Stand watch to look for obstructions in path of vessel, measure water depth, turn wheel on bridge, or use emergency equipment as directed by captain, mate, or pilot. Break out, rig, overhaul, and store cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, and running gear. Perform a variety of maintenance tasks to preserve the painted surface of the ship and to maintain line and ship equipment. Must hold government-issued certification and tankerman certification when working aboard liquid-carrying vessels. Includes able seamen and ordinary seamen.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-5011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,170.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
Currently, there are 32,530 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Sailors and Marine Oilers”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Marine Firefighter”

Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Participate in shore patrols.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Stand watch in ships' bows or bridge wings to look for obstructions in a ship's path or to locate navigational aids, such as buoys or lighthouses.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.

Related Technology & Tools

Chipping hammers
Fire hoses
Voice pipes
Mechanical telegraphs
Oil dispensing cans
Hydraulic windlasses
Desktop computers
Pipe wrenches
Claw hammers
Sharpening steels
Synthetic mooring ropes
Portable fire extinguishers
Electric windlasses
Portable gas detectors
Lifeboat davits
Sounding tapes
Thermal protective aids TPA
Pilot ladders
Tank level gauges
Cargo hooks
Electric telegraphs
Metal chisels
Sheave blocks
Spanner wrenches
Hand windlasses
Hand punches
Wire splicers
Life jackets
Welders
Mooring cables
Galvanized thimbles
Magnetic compasses
Sounding rods
Semaphores
Emergency generators
Hydraulic deck cranes
Emergency position-indicating radio beacons
Natural fiber mooring ropes
Grabbing cranes
Bilge pumping systems
Explosimeters
Lifting spreaders
Centrifugal ventilators
Lifeboats
Personal computers
Safety glasses
Grease dispensing guns
Foam firefighting systems
Anti-exposure coveralls
Two way radios
Filter masks
Chain cargo falls
Liquid cargo transfer hoses
Mooring chains
Cargo derricks
Bolt cutters
Magnet hoists
Cargo booms
Signal flags
Manual winches
Electric mooring winches
Life rings
Sewing needles
Air chippers
Engine room alarm systems
Crescent wrenches
Fids
Pyrotechnic distress signals
Gear pumps
Centrifugal cargo pumps
Safety lanyards
Container lift trucks
Locking jaw pliers
Gyrocompasses
Safety belts
Life buoys
Ratchet sets
Electric deck cranes
Hand capstans
Forklifts
Lifting slings
Ship alarm systems
Blinker lights
Radar navigation systems
Hydraulic mooring winches
Radio direction finders RDF
Ship anchor chocks
Workshop vises
Hydraulic capstans
Riding pawls
Bridge telephones
Steam winches
Reciprocating pumps
Safety helmets
Wire cutters
Carbon dioxide CO2 firefighting systems
Respirators

Microsoft Windows
Log book software
Microsoft Word
KNMI TurboWin
Kongsberg Maritime K-Log Deck Logbook
Computerized maintenance management system CMMS