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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 “Oiler”

Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
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.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
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.
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.
Participate in shore patrols.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
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.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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