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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 Fireman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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