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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 “Master at Arms”

Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
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.
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.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
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.
Participate in shore patrols.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
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.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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