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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
- Area Relief Pilot
Tasks for “Boat Pilot”
- Give directions to crew members who are steering ships.
- Relieve crew members on tugs or launches.
- Operate ship-to-shore radios to exchange information needed for ship operations.
- Serve as a vessel's docking master upon arrival at a port or when at a berth.
- 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.
- Oversee cargo storage on or below decks.
- Maintain or repair boats or equipment.
- Provide assistance in maritime rescue operations.
- Make nautical maps.
- Prevent ships under their navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
- Report to appropriate authorities any violations of federal or state pilotage laws.
- Maintain ship logs.
- Advise ships' masters on harbor rules and customs procedures.
- Learn to operate new technology systems and procedures, through the use of instruction, simulators, or models.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Ferries
- Mechanical pilot hoists
- Container ships
- Oil tanker ships
- Immersion suits
- Two way radios
- Safety harnesses
- Desktop computers
- Pilot ladders
- Life jackets
- Global positioning systems GPS
- Navigational compasses
- Integrated bridge systems
- Rescue slings
- Personal computers
- Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS
- Surveillance binoculars
- Echo sounders
- Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
- Bulk carriers
- Wind gauges
- Chemical tankers
- Electronic chart display and information systems ECDIS
- Differential global positioning satellite DGPS positioning systems
- Shipboard radar
- Voyage management systems VMS
- Ship-to-shore radios
- Thermal protective aids TPA
- Dynamic positioning DP systems
- Tugboats
- Cruise ships
- Laptop computers
- Log book software
- Jeppesen Marine Nobeltec Admiral
- Navigational chart software
- Maptech The CAPN