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Tasks and Duties
- 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.
- 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.
NAVIGATION
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This project is supported, in part, by the NationalScience Foundation. Opinions expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily the Foundation
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