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