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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 “River Transportation Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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