OC BL 11/01/93 TABLE: DEEP SEA FREIGHTERS                                              
Table 1.  Occupational earnings of unlicensed workers on deep sea freighters, November 1993
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                    Monthly earnings                                  Percent of workers receiving straight-time monthly earnings (in dollars) ofÐ                        
                                                    (in dollars)(1)                                                                                                                                       
                                    Number                                                                                                                                                                
            Occupation                of                                                                                                                                                                  
                                   workers                                    1000  1100  1200  1300  1400  1500  1600  1700  1800  1900  2000  2100  2200  2300  2400  2500  2600  2800  3000  3200  3400
                                             Mean   Median    Middle range    and    -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -     -  
                                                                             under  1200  1300  1400  1500  1600  1700  1800  1900  2000  2100  2200  2300  2400  2500  2600  2800  3000  3200  3400  3600
                                                                              1100                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                Deck Department                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Able seamen.......................    896   $1,839  $1,781  $1,582  ± $1,969   ±     ±     ±      7    15     5     5    37     1    13    ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     17    ±     ±     ±     ±     ±  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Able seamen, maintenance/deck                                                                                                                                                                             
utility...........................     67    2,054   1,989   1,727  ±  2,429   ±     ±     ±     ±      6     9     7     6    ±     27    ±      6    ±     ±     39    ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Boatswains (Bosuns)...............    179    2,622   2,645   2,233  ±  2,859   ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±      5     3     9    11     3     3     8    31    12    ±     16    ±  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Ordinary seamen...................    100    1,442   1,467   1,392  ±  1,537   12     4     1    33    ±     42    ±     ±     ±      8    ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
               Engine Department                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Chief electricians................    108    2,787   2,830   2,788  ±  2,883   ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±      4    ±      3    10    ±     ±     10    54    18    ±      2 
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Electricians/Second electricians..     69    2,808   2,867   2,808  ±  2,875   ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±      6    ±     ±      3     4    ±     12    54    22    ±     ±  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Oilers/Diesel oilers..............    105    1,929   1,996   1,790  ±  2,056   ±     ±     ±     ±      4     3     9    17    ±     20    48    ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Unlicensed junior engineers/                                                                                                                                                                              
  Qualified members of the engine                                                                                                                                                                         
  department (QMED)/Deck engine                                                                                                                                                                           
  mechanics.......................    301    2,332   2,293   2,200  ±  2,616   ±     ±     ±      1    ±     ±      4   (2)     4     5     6     5    25     3    18     1    25     4    ±     ±     ±  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Utility workers...................     21    2,017   1,996   1,996  ±  2,056   ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     57    43    ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Wipers............................     77    1,652   1,789   1,470  ±  1,829    3     1    13     1     8     1    14    23    35    ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
              Steward Department                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Cooks.............................    242    2,066   2,080   1,848  ±  2,241   ±     ±     ±      1     2     3     7    11     2     3    33    12    13    ±      2    12    ±     ±     ±     ±     ±  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Stewards..........................    179    2,559   2,645   2,233  ±  2,859   ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±      1     5     2     9    11     2     3     8    33    27    ±     ±     ±  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
Steward assistants................    329    1,400   1,382   1,158  ±  1,526    6    19     2    38   (2)    22    ±     ±     12    ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±  
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
             Multiple Departments                                                                                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                                                                                          
General vessel assistants.........    107    1,556   1,655   1,386  ±  1,655   ±     ±      6    23     5     1    64    ±      2    ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±     ±  

  1 Premium, overtime, and penalty pay are excluded from the rates reported. See Scope and Method of Survey for definitions and methods used to compute means, medians, and middle ranges.
  2 Less than 0.5 percent.