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