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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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