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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
- Area Relief Pilot
Tasks for “Bar Pilot”
- Maintain or repair boats or equipment.
- Steer ships into or out of berths or signal tugboat captains to berth or unberth ships.
- Relieve crew members on tugs or launches.
- Advise ships' masters on harbor rules and customs procedures.
- Direct courses and speeds of ships, based on specialized knowledge of local winds, weather, water depths, tides, currents, and hazards.
- Set ships' courses that avoid reefs, outlying shoals, or other hazards, using navigational aids, such as lighthouses or buoys.
- Serve as a vessel's docking master upon arrival at a port or when at a berth.
- Give directions to crew members who are steering ships.
- Provide assistance in maritime rescue operations.
- Learn to operate new technology systems and procedures, through the use of instruction, simulators, or models.
- Prevent ships under their navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
- Make nautical maps.
- Maintain ship logs.
- Operate ship-to-shore radios to exchange information needed for ship operations.
- Provide assistance to vessels approaching or leaving seacoasts, navigating harbors, or docking and undocking.
- Oversee cargo storage on or below decks.
- Report to appropriate authorities any violations of federal or state pilotage laws.
- Consult maps, charts, weather reports, or navigation equipment to determine and direct ship movements.
Related Technology & Tools
- Laptop computers
- Pilot ladders
- Integrated bridge systems
- Wind gauges
- Ferries
- Rescue slings
- Container ships
- Safety harnesses
- Surveillance binoculars
- Voyage management systems VMS
- Immersion suits
- Life jackets
- Tugboats
- Personal computers
- Differential global positioning satellite DGPS positioning systems
- Bulk carriers
- Cruise ships
- Thermal protective aids TPA
- Dynamic positioning DP systems
- Navigational compasses
- Shipboard radar
- Mechanical pilot hoists
- Chemical tankers
- Ship-to-shore radios
- Two way radios
- Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS
- Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
- Oil tanker ships
- Desktop computers
- Electronic chart display and information systems ECDIS
- Echo sounders
- Global positioning systems GPS
- Jeppesen Marine Nobeltec Admiral
- Navigational chart software
- Log book software
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