(Career Asssessments, Exploration & Counselling)
Career: Freight and Cargo Inspectors
Job Description
Inspect the handling, storage, and stowing of freight and cargoes.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
97
|
Record details about freight conditions, handling of freight, and any problems encountered. |
90
|
Prepare and submit reports after completion of freight shipments. |
90
|
Inspect loaded cargo, cargo lashed to decks or in storage facilities, and cargo handling devices to determine compliance with health and safety regulations and need for maintenance. |
87
|
Notify workers of any special treatment required for shipments. |
86
|
Observe loading of freight to ensure that crews comply with procedures. |
84
|
Inspect shipments to ensure that freight is securely braced and blocked. |
77
|
Determine cargo transportation capabilities by reading documents that set forth cargo loading and securing procedures, capacities, and stability factors. |
76
|
Check temperatures and humidities of shipping and storage areas to ensure that they are at appropriate levels to protect cargo. |
75
|
Direct crews to reload freight or to insert additional bracing or packing as necessary. |
73
|
Recommend remedial procedures to correct any violations found during inspections. |
72
|
Measure ships' holds and depths of fuel and water in tanks, using sounding lines and tape measures. |
72
|
Read draft markings to determine depths of vessels in water. |
70
|
Advise crews in techniques of stowing dangerous and heavy cargo. |
52
|
Calculate gross and net tonnage, hold capacities, volumes of stored fuel and water, cargo weights, and ship stability factors, using mathematical formulas. |
49
|
Measure heights and widths of loads to ensure they will pass over bridges or through tunnels on scheduled routes. |
32
|
Post warning signs on vehicles containing explosives or flammable or radioactive materials. |
19
|
Issue certificates of compliance for vessels without violations. |
18
|
Time rolls of ships, using stopwatches. |
16
|
Write certificates of admeasurement that list details such as designs, lengths, depths, and breadths of vessels, and methods of propulsion. |
13
|
Determine types of licenses and safety equipment required, and compute applicable fees such as tolls and wharfage fees. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
74
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
74
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
74
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
73
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
73
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
70
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
70
|
Processing Information
|
69
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
69
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
69
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
68
|
Getting Information
|
64
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
63
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
63
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
62
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
60
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
59
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
57
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
49
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
48
|
Thinking Creatively
|
47
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
43
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
41
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
40
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
37
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
37
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
36
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
34
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
33
|
Interacting With Computers
|
31
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
31
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
29
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
28
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
28
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
27
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
26
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
25
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
25
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
24
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
21
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
11
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|