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