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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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