Will “Master Pilot” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
Unknown Chance of Automation
Sadly, the research paper did not provide any information about this occupation. Maybe have a look at our directory?
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
- Maritime Pilot
- Ferryboat Pilot
- Ferry Pilot
- Canal Driver
- Barge Pilot
- Bar Pilot
- Area Relief Pilot
Tasks for “Master Pilot”
- Direct courses and speeds of ships, based on specialized knowledge of local winds, weather, water depths, tides, currents, and hazards.
- Advise ships' masters on harbor rules and customs procedures.
- Set ships' courses that avoid reefs, outlying shoals, or other hazards, using navigational aids, such as lighthouses or buoys.
- Relieve crew members on tugs or launches.
- Maintain or repair boats or equipment.
- Make nautical maps.
- Learn to operate new technology systems and procedures, through the use of instruction, simulators, or models.
- Serve as a vessel's docking master upon arrival at a port or when at a berth.
- Steer ships into or out of berths or signal tugboat captains to berth or unberth ships.
- Prevent ships under their navigational control from engaging in unsafe operations.
- Report to appropriate authorities any violations of federal or state pilotage laws.
- Maintain ship logs.
- Oversee cargo storage on or below decks.
- Provide assistance to vessels approaching or leaving seacoasts, navigating harbors, or docking and undocking.
- Operate ship-to-shore radios to exchange information needed for ship operations.
- Give directions to crew members who are steering ships.
- Provide assistance in maritime rescue operations.
- Consult maps, charts, weather reports, or navigation equipment to determine and direct ship movements.
Related Technology & Tools
- Shipboard radar
- Tugboats
- Pilot ladders
- Electronic chart display and information systems ECDIS
- Thermal protective aids TPA
- Laptop computers
- Two way radios
- Rescue slings
- Desktop computers
- Safety harnesses
- Personal computers
- Surveillance binoculars
- Global positioning systems GPS
- Differential global positioning satellite DGPS positioning systems
- Oil tanker ships
- Global Navigation Satellite System GNSS
- Ship-to-shore radios
- Navigational compasses
- Wind gauges
- Ferries
- Very high frequency VHF radiotelephone systems
- Echo sounders
- Voyage management systems VMS
- Container ships
- Chemical tankers
- Bulk carriers
- Life jackets
- Dynamic positioning DP systems
- Integrated bridge systems
- Mechanical pilot hoists
- Immersion suits
- Cruise ships
- Navigational chart software
- Jeppesen Marine Nobeltec Admiral
- Log book software
- Maptech The CAPN