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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
- Ferry Pilot
- Canal Driver
- Barge Pilot
- Bar Pilot
- Area Relief Pilot
Tasks for “Ferryboat Pilot”
- Operate ship-to-shore radios to exchange information needed for ship operations.
- 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.
- Relieve crew members on tugs or launches.
- 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.
- Oversee cargo storage on or below decks.
- Serve as a vessel's docking master upon arrival at a port or when at a berth.
- 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.
- Provide assistance in maritime rescue operations.
- Make nautical maps.
- Set ships' courses that avoid reefs, outlying shoals, or other hazards, using navigational aids, such as lighthouses or buoys.
- Give directions to crew members who are steering ships.
- Maintain or repair boats or equipment.
- Provide assistance to vessels approaching or leaving seacoasts, navigating harbors, or docking and undocking.
- Maintain ship logs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Oil tanker ships
- Tugboats
- Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS
- Shipboard radar
- Wind gauges
- Ferries
- Global positioning systems GPS
- Chemical tankers
- Surveillance binoculars
- Echo sounders
- Differential global positioning satellite DGPS positioning systems
- Personal computers
- Ship-to-shore radios
- Two way radios
- Pilot ladders
- Cruise ships
- Rescue slings
- Safety harnesses
- Life jackets
- Immersion suits
- Navigational compasses
- Integrated bridge systems
- Voyage management systems VMS
- Container ships
- Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
- Electronic chart display and information systems ECDIS
- Laptop computers
- Thermal protective aids TPA
- Desktop computers
- Bulk carriers
- Dynamic positioning DP systems
- Mechanical pilot hoists
- Log book software
- Maptech The CAPN
- Navigational chart software
- Jeppesen Marine Nobeltec Admiral