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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”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Yacht Hand”

Paint or varnish decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ships.
Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
Stand gangway watches to prevent unauthorized persons from boarding ships while in port.
Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
Record data in ships' logs, such as weather conditions or distances traveled.
Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.
Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear.
Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses.
Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
Give directions to crew members engaged in cleaning wheelhouses or quarterdecks.
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.
Overhaul lifeboats or lifeboat gear and lower or raise lifeboats with winches or falls.
Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.
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.
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.
Measure depth of water in shallow or unfamiliar waters, using leadlines, and telephone or shout depth information to vessel bridges.
Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.
Operate, maintain, or repair ship equipment, such as winches, cranes, derricks, or weapons system.
Participate in shore patrols.
Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
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.
Load or unload materials, vehicles, or passengers from vessels.
Clean and polish wood trim, brass, or other metal parts.

Related Technology & Tools

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

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