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