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