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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”

Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
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.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Participate in shore patrols.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
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.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
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.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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