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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 “Deck Cadet”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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