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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

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Sailors and Marine Oilers”.

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Tasks for “Cabin Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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