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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

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Tasks for “Sailors and Marine Oilers”

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

Related Technology & Tools

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

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