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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 Water Tender”

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.
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.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
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.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
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.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Participate in shore patrols.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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