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“Refrigerating Oiler” will probably be replaced by robots.

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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 “Refrigerating Oiler”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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