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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 “Ship Laborer”

Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Participate in shore patrols.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
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.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
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.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
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.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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