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