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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”

Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
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.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
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.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
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.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Participate in shore patrols.
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.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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