How do they match: Sailors and Marine Oilers

  • Barge Worker
  • Cabin Worker
  • River Transportation Worker

  • 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.

  • Chip and clean rust spots on decks, superstructures, or sides of ships, using wire brushes and hand or air chipping machines.
  • Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows.
  • Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts, such as gears, shafts, or bearings.
  • Provide engineers with assistance in repairing or adjusting machinery.
  • Splice and repair ropes, wire cables, or cordage, using marlinespikes, wire cutters, twine, and hand tools.

  • Connect hoses to equipment or machinery.
  • Maintain material moving equipment in good working condition.
  • Maintain watercraft engines or machinery.