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Other Services & Public Administration Verified · 21 Mar 2024

83501

Port limit helmsman/steersman/engine driver/tugmaster

Port limit helmsman/steersman/engine driver/tugmaster manoeuvres and handles boats or crafts ferrying ship agents and seafarers between ships and shore, ferrying harbour pilots to board commercial ships, and transporting and supplying ship stores and provisions to ships at anchorages. He/she maintains and services the ship’s engine while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and organisational procedures.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

1

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 8350 Ships’ Deck Crew and Related Workers unit 83502 Deckhand unit 83509 Ship’s deck crew and related worker n.e.c.

Official data

Official nameSingapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authorityDepartment of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authorityInland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
PurposeClassifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active versionSSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy levelUnit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Sourcehttps://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versionsSSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Port limit helmsman/steersman/engine driver/tugmaster manoeuvres and handles boats or crafts ferrying ship agents and seafarers between ships and shore, ferrying harbour pilots to board commercial ships, and transporting and supplying ship stores and provisions to ships at anchorages. He/she maintains and services the ship’s engine while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and organisational procedures.

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

•Ÿ  Kemudi

Elsewhere

No exclusion examples found.

Hierarchy context

8→83→835→8350→83501 Port limit helmsman/steersman/engine driver/tugmaster

Major group

8 PLANT AND MACHINE OPERATORS AND ASSEMBLERS

Sub-major

83 DRIVERS AND MOBILE MACHINERY OPERATORS

Minor group

835 SHIPS’ DECK CREW AND RELATED WORKERS

Unit group

8350 Ships’ Deck Crew and Related Workers

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

  • 83501 — Port limit helmsman/steersman/engine driver/tugmaster

ISCO-08

  • 8350 — Ships' deck crews and related workers

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 83501 Port limit helmsman/steersman/engine driver/tugmaster Alternative Title 83501 Boat operator Alternative Title 83501 Helmsman Alternative Title 83501 Kemudi Alternative Title 83501 Port limit engine driver Alternative Title 83501 Port limit helmsman

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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