A Wiper or Conveyorman may either be an experienced or entry level unlicensed position working primarily in the shipboard Engineering Department. Primary responsibilities may include maintaining and operating the vessel cargo handling system as a Conveyorman, or assisting the shipboard Engineering Department with daily maintenance and operations of engineering spaces and systems as a Wiper. Additional responsibilities are listed below based on the type of role filling.
A wiper may be required to work in any shipboard department, including Deck, Engine, or Galley based on the needs or the vessel.
Primary Responsibilities:
Conveyorman:
- Responsible to the First Assistant Engineer for maintaining the cargo handling system as well as overseeing the cargo handling system during cargo operations
- Familiarity with the company Safety Management System (SMS)
- Report to the First Mate for cargo issues other than equipment
- Monitoring and tracking of all cargo handling equipment, including reporting equipment, spare part, and consumable cargo handling equipment needs to the First Assistant Engineer
- Responding in accordance with the duties listed on the Station Bill
- Employee must understand commands, both written and verbal, in English
Wiper:
- Assists the Engine Department in the maintenance and operation of the main propulsion plant and auxiliary machinery
- Responsible for general sanitation/cleaning of all engineering spaces, including bilges
- The wiper will also assist in maintenance of the cargo handling system including:
- Greasing
- Stenciling
- Checking nuts and bolts
- Cleaning (coolers, speed reducers, air filters, take-up hydraulic units, etc.)
- Inspecting wear plates, scrapers, pulleys
- Other duties as organized by the conveyorman
- Able to work as a “day worker,” living and working seven days a week in a shipboard environment with potentially irregular and prolonged hours. These duties are performed in all weather conditions
- Respond in accordance with the duties listed on the Station Bill.
- Employee must understand commands, both written and verbal, in English
Credential, License / Endorsement, and Certificate Requirements:
- Valid U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC) with endorsement as a 'Wiper'
- Valid U.S. Coast Guard Medical Certificate
- Valid U.S. DOT Transportation Workers Identification Credential (TWIC)
- Ability to pass a preemployment drug screen and participate in a random testing program
Skills Required
- Valid U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Credential with Wiper endorsement
- Valid U.S. Coast Guard Medical Certificate
- Valid U.S. DOT Transportation Workers Identification Credential
- Ability to pass a preemployment drug screen and participate in random testing
- Ability to understand written and verbal commands in English
- Ability to work seven days a week in a shipboard environment with irregular and prolonged hours
What We Do
Mormac Marine Group is a maritime holding and shipping company whose businesses have included ocean bulk transportation, tanker operations, and vessel management. In 2000 it transferred its ocean bulk transportation businesses to Marine Transport Corporation; the operations included ten U.S.-flag vessels, among them crude-oil tankers, product carriers, and ships operated for the Maritime Administration. Historical records also identify Mormac as the parent of Mormac Marine Transport and Gastrans.
