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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 “Tankerman”

Participate in shore patrols.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
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.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
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.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
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.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
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.
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.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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