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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”

Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
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.
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.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
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.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
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.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
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.
Participate in shore patrols.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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