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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”

Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
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.
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.
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.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
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.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Participate in shore patrols.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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