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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 “Deckhand Engineer”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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