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Job Description
Command ships to steer them into and out of harbors, estuaries, straits, or sounds, or on rivers, lakes, or bays. Must be licensed by U.S. Coast Guard with limitations indicating class and tonnage of vessels for which license is valid and route and waters that may be piloted.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-5021.03
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Pilots, Ship”.
Also Known As…
- Pilots, Ship
- Towboat Pilot
- State Pilot
- Ship Pilot
- River Pilot
- Relief Docking Master
- Pilot
- Marine Pilot
- Harbor Pilot
- Docking Pilot
- Boat Pilot
- Towing Pilot
- Steamboat Pilot
- Speedboat Driver
- School Boat Driver
- Relief Pilot
- Package Line Relief Operator
- Master Pilot
- Maritime Pilot
- Ferryboat Pilot
- Ferry Pilot
- Canal Driver
- Barge Pilot
- Bar Pilot
- Area Relief Pilot
Tasks for “Boat Pilot”
- Steer ships into or out of berths or signal tugboat captains to berth or unberth ships.
- Report to appropriate authorities any violations of federal or state pilotage laws.
- Direct courses and speeds of ships, based on specialized knowledge of local winds, weather, water depths, tides, currents, and hazards.
- Serve as a vessel's docking master upon arrival at a port or when at a berth.
- Maintain ship logs.
- Relieve crew members on tugs or launches.
- Maintain or repair boats or equipment.
- Give directions to crew members who are steering ships.
- Advise ships' masters on harbor rules and customs procedures.
- Oversee cargo storage on or below decks.
- Provide assistance in maritime rescue operations.
- Make nautical maps.
- Consult maps, charts, weather reports, or navigation equipment to determine and direct ship movements.
- Provide assistance to vessels approaching or leaving seacoasts, navigating harbors, or docking and undocking.
- Learn to operate new technology systems and procedures, through the use of instruction, simulators, or models.
- Prevent ships under their navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
- Operate ship-to-shore radios to exchange information needed for ship operations.
- Set ships' courses that avoid reefs, outlying shoals, or other hazards, using navigational aids, such as lighthouses or buoys.
Related Technology & Tools
- Two way radios
- Voyage management systems VMS
- Global positioning systems GPS
- Oil tanker ships
- Cruise ships
- Pilot ladders
- Differential global positioning satellite DGPS positioning systems
- Shipboard radar
- Personal computers
- Bulk carriers
- Dynamic positioning DP systems
- Safety harnesses
- Immersion suits
- Chemical tankers
- Rescue slings
- Life jackets
- Desktop computers
- Navigational compasses
- Container ships
- Tugboats
- Ferries
- Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
- Electronic chart display and information systems ECDIS
- Integrated bridge systems
- Ship-to-shore radios
- Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS
- Mechanical pilot hoists
- Thermal protective aids TPA
- Wind gauges
- Laptop computers
- Echo sounders
- Surveillance binoculars
- Maptech The CAPN
- Jeppesen Marine Nobeltec Admiral
- Navigational chart software
- Log book software