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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”

Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
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.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Participate in shore patrols.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
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.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
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.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
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.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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