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