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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Scaler”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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