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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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