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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 Oiler”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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