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Job Description
Command ships to steer them into and out of harbors, estuaries, straits, or sounds, or on rivers, lakes, or bays. Must be licensed by U.S. Coast Guard with limitations indicating class and tonnage of vessels for which license is valid and route and waters that may be piloted.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-5021.03
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Pilots, Ship”.
Also Known As…
- Pilots, Ship
- Towboat Pilot
- State Pilot
- Ship Pilot
- River Pilot
- Relief Docking Master
- Pilot
- Marine Pilot
- Harbor Pilot
- Docking Pilot
- Boat Pilot
- Towing Pilot
- Steamboat Pilot
- Speedboat Driver
- School Boat Driver
- Relief Pilot
- Package Line Relief Operator
- Master Pilot
- Maritime Pilot
- Ferryboat Pilot
- Ferry Pilot
- Canal Driver
- Barge Pilot
- Bar Pilot
Tasks for “Area Relief Pilot”
- Maintain ship logs.
- Provide assistance in maritime rescue operations.
- Learn to operate new technology systems and procedures, through the use of instruction, simulators, or models.
- Report to appropriate authorities any violations of federal or state pilotage laws.
- Serve as a vessel's docking master upon arrival at a port or when at a berth.
- Make nautical maps.
- Prevent ships under their navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
- Oversee cargo storage on or below decks.
- Steer ships into or out of berths or signal tugboat captains to berth or unberth ships.
- Relieve crew members on tugs or launches.
- Consult maps, charts, weather reports, or navigation equipment to determine and direct ship movements.
- Direct courses and speeds of ships, based on specialized knowledge of local winds, weather, water depths, tides, currents, and hazards.
- Provide assistance to vessels approaching or leaving seacoasts, navigating harbors, or docking and undocking.
- Set ships' courses that avoid reefs, outlying shoals, or other hazards, using navigational aids, such as lighthouses or buoys.
- Operate ship-to-shore radios to exchange information needed for ship operations.
- Maintain or repair boats or equipment.
- Give directions to crew members who are steering ships.
- Advise ships' masters on harbor rules and customs procedures.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laptop computers
- Mechanical pilot hoists
- Differential global positioning satellite DGPS positioning systems
- Chemical tankers
- Electronic chart display and information systems ECDIS
- Integrated bridge systems
- Life jackets
- Global positioning systems GPS
- Safety harnesses
- Dynamic positioning DP systems
- Rescue slings
- Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS
- Ferries
- Shipboard radar
- Cruise ships
- Two way radios
- Tugboats
- Ship-to-shore radios
- Wind gauges
- Immersion suits
- Pilot ladders
- Personal computers
- Echo sounders
- Surveillance binoculars
- Thermal protective aids TPA
- Bulk carriers
- Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
- Voyage management systems VMS
- Oil tanker ships
- Desktop computers
- Container ships
- Navigational compasses
- Maptech The CAPN
- Log book software
- Navigational chart software
- Jeppesen Marine Nobeltec Admiral