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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”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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