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