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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 “Water Tender”

Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
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.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Participate in shore patrols.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
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.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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