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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 “Pleasure Craft Sailor”

Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
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.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
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.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
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.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Participate in shore patrols.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
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.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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