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