Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.

“Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.” is a core task performed by Sailors and Marine Oilers. Among the occupation's 28 rated tasks, workers place it 16th by importance (#13 most important). About 72% of workers say it is relevant to their job.

This is a single occupation-specific task statement from O*NET. The figures below describe how central the task is to the job and what independent studies measure about AI and this kind of work — not a prediction that the task will be automated.

Work activities this task rolls up to

O*NET groups concrete tasks into broader work activities shared across many occupations.

• Intervene in crisis situations or emergencies. in Assisting and Caring for Others

AI exposure

The OpenAI / Eloundou “GPTs are GPTs” study rates this task E0. No direct exposure — current language models give little or no time savings on this task.

Exposure measures whether a model could meaningfully speed the task up — it is an estimate of overlap with model capabilities, not a measure of whether the work will be done by software. The study's intermediate score (β) for this task is 0.00. Automation potential label: T0.

Other tasks in this occupation

• Tie barges together into tow units for tugboats to handle, inspecting barges periodically during voyages and disconnecting them when destinations are reached. · importance 4.6
• Attach hoses and operate pumps to transfer substances to and from liquid cargo tanks. · importance 4.5
• Handle lines to moor vessels to wharfs, to tie up vessels to other vessels, or to rig towing lines. · importance 4.5
• Read pressure and temperature gauges or displays and record data in engineering logs. · importance 4.3
• Stand watch in ships' bows or bridge wings to look for obstructions in a ship's path or to locate navigational aids, such as buoys or lighthouses. · importance 4.2
• Maintain government-issued certifications, as required. · importance 4.2
• Examine machinery to verify specified pressures or lubricant flows. · importance 4.2
• Maintain a ship's engines under the direction of the ship's engineering officers. · importance 4.1
• Break out, rig, and stow cargo-handling gear, stationary rigging, or running gear. · importance 4.0
• Lubricate machinery, equipment, or engine parts, such as gears, shafts, or bearings. · importance 4.0
• Stand by wheels when ships are on automatic pilot, and verify accuracy of courses, using magnetic compasses. · importance 4.0
• Steer ships under the direction of commanders or navigating officers or direct helmsmen to steer, following designated courses. · importance 4.0
• Relay specified signals to other ships, using visual signaling devices, such as blinker lights or semaphores. · importance 3.9
• Sweep, mop, and wash down decks to remove oil, dirt, and debris, using brooms, mops, brushes, and hoses. · importance 3.8

See all tasks on the Sailors and Marine Oilers page.

Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

• O*NET 30.3 U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development
• “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130 OpenAI / academic

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

@misc{singulariki-task-14458,
  title  = {Lower and man lifeboats when emergencies occur.},
  author = {{Singulariki}},
  year   = {2026},
  note   = {O*NET 30.3; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026},
  url    = {https://singulariki.com/tasks/task-14458}
}