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