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