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