Sailors and Marine Oilers

What Does a Sailors and Marine Oilers Do?

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.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached.
• 2Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks.
• 3Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines.
• 4Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs.
• 5Stand 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.
• 6Maintain government-issued certifications, as required.
• 7Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
• 8Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers.

Required Skills

• Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
• KNMI TurboWin
• Kongsberg Maritime K-Log Deck Logbook
• Log book software
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Office software
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft PowerPoint
• Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Word

Sailors and Marine Oilers Salary