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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 “Mariner”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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