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Job Description
Command ships to steer them into and out of harbors, estuaries, straits, or sounds, or on rivers, lakes, or bays. Must be licensed by U.S. Coast Guard with limitations indicating class and tonnage of vessels for which license is valid and route and waters that may be piloted.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-5021.03
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Pilots, Ship”.
Also Known As…
- Pilots, Ship
- Towboat Pilot
- State Pilot
- Ship Pilot
- River Pilot
- Relief Docking Master
- Pilot
- Marine Pilot
- Harbor Pilot
- Docking Pilot
- Towing Pilot
- Steamboat Pilot
- Speedboat Driver
- School Boat Driver
- Relief Pilot
- Package Line Relief Operator
- Master Pilot
- Maritime Pilot
- Ferryboat Pilot
- Ferry Pilot
- Canal Driver
- Boat Pilot
- Barge Pilot
- Bar Pilot
- Area Relief Pilot
Tasks for “Boat Pilot”
- Direct courses and speeds of ships, based on specialized knowledge of local winds, weather, water depths, tides, currents, and hazards.
- Set ships' courses that avoid reefs, outlying shoals, or other hazards, using navigational aids, such as lighthouses or buoys.
- Maintain ship logs.
- Serve as a vessel's docking master upon arrival at a port or when at a berth.
- Operate ship-to-shore radios to exchange information needed for ship operations.
- Prevent ships under their navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
- Learn to operate new technology systems and procedures, through the use of instruction, simulators, or models.
- Advise ships' masters on harbor rules and customs procedures.
- Provide assistance in maritime rescue operations.
- Provide assistance to vessels approaching or leaving seacoasts, navigating harbors, or docking and undocking.
- Consult maps, charts, weather reports, or navigation equipment to determine and direct ship movements.
- Oversee cargo storage on or below decks.
- Maintain or repair boats or equipment.
- Relieve crew members on tugs or launches.
- Report to appropriate authorities any violations of federal or state pilotage laws.
- Give directions to crew members who are steering ships.
- Make nautical maps.
- Steer ships into or out of berths or signal tugboat captains to berth or unberth ships.
Related Technology & Tools
- Bulk carriers
- Global positioning systems GPS
- Ship-to-shore radios
- Laptop computers
- Integrated bridge systems
- Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS
- Voyage management systems VMS
- Personal computers
- Echo sounders
- Wind gauges
- Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
- Cruise ships
- Rescue slings
- Dynamic positioning DP systems
- Thermal protective aids TPA
- Differential global positioning satellite DGPS positioning systems
- Two way radios
- Desktop computers
- Safety harnesses
- Navigational compasses
- Mechanical pilot hoists
- Surveillance binoculars
- Shipboard radar
- Tugboats
- Oil tanker ships
- Immersion suits
- Life jackets
- Electronic chart display and information systems ECDIS
- Ferries
- Container ships
- Pilot ladders
- Chemical tankers
- Maptech The CAPN
- Jeppesen Marine Nobeltec Admiral
- Navigational chart software
- Log book software