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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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