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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 “Scaler”

Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
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.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
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.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Participate in shore patrols.
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.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
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.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
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.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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