Ordinary Seamen and Marine Oilers

Stand deck department watches and perform a variety of tasks to preserve the painted surface of the ship and to maintain lines and ship equipment, such as running and cargo-handling gear. May oil and grease moving parts of engines and auxiliary equipment. Must hold government-issued certification. Must hold certification when working aboard liquid-carrying vessels.

Job Task

• Loads or unloads materials from vessel.
• Reads pressure and temperature gauges or displays, and records data in engineering log.
• Lowers and mans lifeboat in case of emergency.
• Assists engineer in overhauling and adjusting machinery.
• Records data in ship's log such as weather conditions and distance traveled.
• Turns wheel while observing compass to maintain ship on course.
• Cleans and polishes wood trim, brass, and other metal parts.
• Chips and cleans rust spots on deck, superstructure, and sides of ship, using wire brush and hand or air chipping machine.
• Paints or varnishes decks, superstructures, lifeboats, or sides of ship.
• Lubricates machinery, equipment, and engine parts, such as gears, shafts, and bearings.
• Sweeps and washes deck, using broom, mops, brushes, and hose.
• Splices and repairs cables and ropes, using marlinespike, wirecutters, twine, and hand tools.
• Handles lines to moor vessel to wharf, tie up vessel to another vessel, or rig towing lines.
• Stands watch from bow of ship or wing of bridge to look for obstructions in path of ship.
• Examines machinery for specified pressure and flow of lubricants.

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