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