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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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