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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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