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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 “Chief Yeoman”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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