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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 “Steerer”

Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
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.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Participate in shore patrols.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
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.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
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.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
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.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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