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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 Technician”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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