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