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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 “River Transportation Worker”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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