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