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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 “Tankerman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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