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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”

Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
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.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
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.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
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.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Participate in shore patrols.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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