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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”.

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Tasks for “Tankerman”

Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
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.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
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.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
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.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
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.
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.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Participate in shore patrols.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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