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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
- Docking Pilot
- Boat Pilot
- Towing Pilot
- Steamboat Pilot
- Speedboat Driver
- School Boat Driver
- Relief Pilot
- Package Line Relief Operator
- Master Pilot
- Maritime Pilot
- Harbor Pilot
- Ferryboat Pilot
- Ferry Pilot
- Canal Driver
- Barge Pilot
- Bar Pilot
- Area Relief Pilot
Tasks for “Harbor Pilot”
- Give directions to crew members who are steering ships.
- Maintain or repair boats or equipment.
- Make nautical maps.
- Steer ships into or out of berths or signal tugboat captains to berth or unberth ships.
- 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.
- Learn to operate new technology systems and procedures, through the use of instruction, simulators, or models.
- Prevent ships under their navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
- Report to appropriate authorities any violations of federal or state pilotage laws.
- Consult maps, charts, weather reports, or navigation equipment to determine and direct ship movements.
- Advise ships' masters on harbor rules and customs procedures.
- Relieve crew members on tugs or launches.
- 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.
- Provide assistance in maritime rescue operations.
- Oversee cargo storage on or below decks.
- Maintain ship logs.
- Provide assistance to vessels approaching or leaving seacoasts, navigating harbors, or docking and undocking.
Related Technology & Tools
- Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
- Immersion suits
- Mechanical pilot hoists
- Dynamic positioning DP systems
- Ship-to-shore radios
- Cruise ships
- Bulk carriers
- Personal computers
- Tugboats
- Differential global positioning satellite DGPS positioning systems
- Chemical tankers
- Voyage management systems VMS
- Oil tanker ships
- Container ships
- Desktop computers
- Integrated bridge systems
- Navigational compasses
- Laptop computers
- Pilot ladders
- Echo sounders
- Ferries
- Wind gauges
- Shipboard radar
- Electronic chart display and information systems ECDIS
- Surveillance binoculars
- Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS
- Two way radios
- Safety harnesses
- Thermal protective aids TPA
- Global positioning systems GPS
- Life jackets
- Rescue slings
- Maptech The CAPN
- Jeppesen Marine Nobeltec Admiral
- Navigational chart software
- Log book software