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Job Description

Stand watch to look for obstructions in path of vessel, measure water depth, turn wheel on bridge, or use emergency equipment as directed by captain, mate, or pilot. Break out, rig, overhaul, and store cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, and running gear. Perform a variety of maintenance tasks to preserve the painted surface of the ship and to maintain line and ship equipment. Must hold government-issued certification and tankerman certification when working aboard liquid-carrying vessels. Includes able seamen and ordinary seamen.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-5011.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 46,170.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 22.00
Currently, there are 32,530 people on this job

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Tasks for “Sailors and Marine Oilers”

Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores.
Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Stand watch in ships' bows or bridge wings to look for obstructions in a ship's path or to locate navigational aids, such as buoys or lighthouses.
Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses.
Participate in shore patrols.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.

Related Technology & Tools

Emergency generators
Ship anchor chocks
Welders
Lifeboats
Cargo hooks
Portable fire extinguishers
Personal computers
Pipe wrenches
Wire cutters
Ratchet sets
Filter masks
Container lift trucks
Hand capstans
Forklifts
Lifting slings
Signal flags
Galvanized thimbles
Air chippers
Bridge telephones
Oil dispensing cans
Engine room alarm systems
Anti-exposure coveralls
Sharpening steels
Pyrotechnic distress signals
Fids
Desktop computers
Mooring cables
Grease dispensing guns
Sewing needles
Emergency position-indicating radio beacons
Safety helmets
Lifting spreaders
Locking jaw pliers
Semaphores
Centrifugal cargo pumps
Safety glasses
Tank level gauges
Life rings
Carbon dioxide CO2 firefighting systems
Electric deck cranes
Ship alarm systems
Gear pumps
Mechanical telegraphs
Claw hammers
Hydraulic windlasses
Synthetic mooring ropes
Lifeboat davits
Cargo booms
Electric telegraphs
Hydraulic capstans
Spanner wrenches
Safety belts
Two way radios
Voice pipes
Mooring chains
Gyrocompasses
Blinker lights
Magnetic compasses
Hand windlasses
Safety lanyards
Radar navigation systems
Sheave blocks
Life jackets
Chain cargo falls
Magnet hoists
Steam winches
Radio direction finders RDF
Grabbing cranes
Natural fiber mooring ropes
Hydraulic mooring winches
Electric windlasses
Chipping hammers
Hand punches
Centrifugal ventilators
Fire hoses
Riding pawls
Thermal protective aids TPA
Crescent wrenches
Portable gas detectors
Reciprocating pumps
Workshop vises
Bilge pumping systems
Pilot ladders
Bolt cutters
Life buoys
Sounding rods
Manual winches
Cargo derricks
Foam firefighting systems
Electric mooring winches
Respirators
Metal chisels
Sounding tapes
Explosimeters
Hydraulic deck cranes
Wire splicers
Liquid cargo transfer hoses

KNMI TurboWin
Kongsberg Maritime K-Log Deck Logbook
Microsoft Windows
Log book software
Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
Microsoft Word