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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…
- Sailors and Marine Oilers
- Tankerman
- Oiler
- Deckhand Engineer
- Deckhand
- Deck Hand
- Bosun
- Boat Crew Deck Hand
- Able Seaman
- Able Bodied Watchman (AB Watchman)
- Able Bodied Seaman (AB Seaman)
- Yachtsman
- Yacht Hand
- Wiper
- Wheelman
- Water Tender
- Vessel Ordinary Seaman
- Steersman
- Steerer
- Seaman
- Scowman
- Scow Hand
- Scaler
- Sailor
- Roustabout
- Riverman
- River Transportation Worker
- Refrigerating Oiler
- Quartermaster
- Pleasure Craft Sailor
- Ordinary Seaman
- Merchant Seaman
- Master at Arms
- Mariner
- Marine Water Tender
- Marine Technician
- Marine Oiler
- Marine Fireman
- Marine Firefighter
- Lookout
- Lighterman
- Handyman
- Floatman
- Floater
- Float Tender
- Ferryman
- Ferry Hand
- Deck Mate
- Deck Cadet
- Crewman
- Crew Member
- Chief Yeoman
- Chief Engineer's Helper
- Captain's Assistant
- Cadet
- Cabin Worker
- Buoy Tender
- Boat Person
- Boat Laborer
- Boat Hand
- Boat Deckhand
- Bargeman
- Barge Worker
- Barge Hand
Tasks for “Ship Laborer”
- 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.
- Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
- Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
- Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
- Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
- Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
- Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
- Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
- Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
- 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.
- 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.
- Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
- 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.
- 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.
- Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
- Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
- Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
- Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
- Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
- Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
- 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.
- Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
- Participate in shore patrols.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hydraulic windlasses
- Chipping hammers
- Hand windlasses
- Hydraulic mooring winches
- Fire hoses
- Semaphores
- Ship anchor chocks
- Portable fire extinguishers
- Natural fiber mooring ropes
- Signal flags
- Magnet hoists
- Emergency position-indicating radio beacons
- Gear pumps
- Emergency generators
- Claw hammers
- Tank level gauges
- Bridge telephones
- Pyrotechnic distress signals
- Safety belts
- Wire cutters
- Engine room alarm systems
- Lifting spreaders
- Electric deck cranes
- Cargo derricks
- Bolt cutters
- Spanner wrenches
- Personal computers
- Bilge pumping systems
- Cargo hooks
- Anti-exposure coveralls
- Grease dispensing guns
- Steam winches
- Life jackets
- Gyrocompasses
- Locking jaw pliers
- Magnetic compasses
- Desktop computers
- Galvanized thimbles
- Respirators
- Carbon dioxide CO2 firefighting systems
- Wire splicers
- Sewing needles
- Reciprocating pumps
- Lifeboat davits
- Voice pipes
- Electric windlasses
- Sounding tapes
- Life rings
- Cargo booms
- Radar navigation systems
- Hand punches
- Sharpening steels
- Riding pawls
- Thermal protective aids TPA
- Liquid cargo transfer hoses
- Explosimeters
- Safety glasses
- Pilot ladders
- Centrifugal cargo pumps
- Manual winches
- Centrifugal ventilators
- Container lift trucks
- Mooring cables
- Synthetic mooring ropes
- Oil dispensing cans
- Pipe wrenches
- Hand capstans
- Crescent wrenches
- Filter masks
- Workshop vises
- Radio direction finders RDF
- Electric telegraphs
- Chain cargo falls
- Two way radios
- Portable gas detectors
- Foam firefighting systems
- Forklifts
- Mooring chains
- Ratchet sets
- Sheave blocks
- Ship alarm systems
- Safety lanyards
- Hydraulic capstans
- Lifeboats
- Mechanical telegraphs
- Life buoys
- Safety helmets
- Fids
- Welders
- Grabbing cranes
- Air chippers
- Hydraulic deck cranes
- Metal chisels
- Blinker lights
- Electric mooring winches
- Lifting slings
- Sounding rods
- Kongsberg Maritime K-Log Deck Logbook
- KNMI TurboWin
- Microsoft Windows
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Microsoft Word
- Log book software