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