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