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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 “Riverman”

Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Participate in shore patrols.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
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.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
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.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
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.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
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.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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