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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Master at Arms”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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