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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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