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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”.

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Tasks for “Marine Firefighter”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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