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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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