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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 “Deckhand Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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