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Job Description

Stand watch to look for obstructions in path of vessel, measure water depth, turn wheel on bridge, or use emergency equipment as directed by captain, mate, or pilot. Break out, rig, overhaul, and store cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, and running gear. Perform a variety of maintenance tasks to preserve the painted surface of the ship and to maintain line and ship equipment. Must hold government-issued certification and tankerman certification when working aboard liquid-carrying vessels. Includes able seamen and ordinary seamen.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-5011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,170.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
Currently, there are 32,530 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Sailors and Marine Oilers”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Boat Crew Deck Hand”

Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Participate in shore patrols.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Stand watch in ships' bows or bridge wings to look for obstructions in a ship's path or to locate navigational aids, such as buoys or lighthouses.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.

Related Technology & Tools

Sewing needles
Fire hoses
Semaphores
Sounding tapes
Safety belts
Gear pumps
Foam firefighting systems
Tank level gauges
Hand capstans
Portable fire extinguishers
Wire cutters
Hydraulic deck cranes
Centrifugal cargo pumps
Electric mooring winches
Grabbing cranes
Grease dispensing guns
Sheave blocks
Mechanical telegraphs
Centrifugal ventilators
Container lift trucks
Mooring chains
Thermal protective aids TPA
Two way radios
Natural fiber mooring ropes
Hand windlasses
Electric windlasses
Mooring cables
Oil dispensing cans
Synthetic mooring ropes
Life rings
Riding pawls
Claw hammers
Chain cargo falls
Steam winches
Radio direction finders RDF
Pilot ladders
Cargo derricks
Explosimeters
Pipe wrenches
Hydraulic windlasses
Engine room alarm systems
Bolt cutters
Signal flags
Sharpening steels
Bridge telephones
Chipping hammers
Desktop computers
Metal chisels
Cargo hooks
Filter masks
Blinker lights
Cargo booms
Lifting spreaders
Life buoys
Welders
Forklifts
Crescent wrenches
Electric deck cranes
Wire splicers
Safety glasses
Hand punches
Lifeboats
Spanner wrenches
Safety lanyards
Magnetic compasses
Manual winches
Liquid cargo transfer hoses
Ship alarm systems
Gyrocompasses
Fids
Lifting slings
Voice pipes
Emergency position-indicating radio beacons
Locking jaw pliers
Respirators
Radar navigation systems
Electric telegraphs
Air chippers
Personal computers
Hydraulic capstans
Reciprocating pumps
Portable gas detectors
Pyrotechnic distress signals
Sounding rods
Bilge pumping systems
Emergency generators
Ship anchor chocks
Safety helmets
Workshop vises
Anti-exposure coveralls
Galvanized thimbles
Ratchet sets
Magnet hoists
Lifeboat davits
Hydraulic mooring winches
Carbon dioxide CO2 firefighting systems
Life jackets

KNMI TurboWin
Log book software
Kongsberg Maritime K-Log Deck Logbook
Microsoft Word
Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
Microsoft Windows