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