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Motorboat Operators - 53-5022.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Operate small motor-driven boats to carry passengers and freight between ships, or ship to shore. May patrol harbors and beach areas. May assist in navigational activities.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Launch Operator
  • Boat Operator
  • Crew Boat Operator
  • Water Taxi Operator
  • Launchman
  • Watch Leader
  • Charter Boat Operator
  • Pilot Boat Operator

SOC Occupation Groups

Related Occupations

Tasks

  • Arrange repairs, fuel, and supplies for vessels.
  • Clean boats and repair hulls and superstructures, using hand tools, paint, and brushes.
  • Direct safety operations in emergency situations.
  • Follow safety procedures in order to ensure the protection of passengers, cargo, and vessels.
  • Issue directions for loading, unloading, and seating in boats.
  • Maintain desired courses, using compasses or electronic navigational aids.
  • Maintain equipment such as range markers, fire extinguishers, boat fenders, lines, pumps, and fittings.
  • Operate engine throttles and steering mechanisms in order to guide boats on desired courses.
  • Organize and direct the activities of crew members.
  • Oversee operation of vessels used for carrying passengers, motor vehicles, or goods across rivers, harbors, lakes, and coastal waters.
  • Perform general labor duties such as repairing booms.
  • Position booms around docked ships.
  • Report any observed navigational hazards to authorities.
  • Secure boats to docks with mooring lines, and cast off lines to enable departure.
  • Service motors by performing tasks such as changing oil and lubricating parts.
  • Take depth soundings in turning basins.
  • Tow, push, or guide other boats, barges, logs, or rafts.

Detailed Work Activities

  • deploy running gear on watercraft
  • handle boat or ship tie-off lines
  • maintain or repair boat or ship hull or superstructure
  • maintain or repair ship/boat engine, machinery or equipment
  • measure water depth
  • operate boat or towing equipment
  • operate cleaning equipment
  • operate emergency fire or rescue equipment
  • operate navigation technology or equipment
  • perform safety inspections in transportation setting
  • read maps
  • read navigation charts
  • steer boat or ship
  • transport passengers or cargo
  • use geographic positioning system (GPS)
  • use hand or power tools
  • use two-way radio or mobile phone

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft (CRRC) Coxswain (Marine Corps - Enlisted)
  • Rigid Raiding Craft (RRC)/Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat (RHIB) Coxswain (Marine Corps - Enlisted)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

No information available.

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Dock Hand
  • Motorboat Operator