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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Yacht Hand”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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