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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 “Quartermaster”

Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
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.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Participate in shore patrols.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
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

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

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