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