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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.
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.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
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.
Participate in shore patrols.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
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 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.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
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.
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.
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.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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