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