Occupation Atlasmarine cargo inspector
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/27c5097e-a2a3-4b2e-82a6-3b874ebfb092
marine cargo inspector
Marine cargo inspectors investigate all baggage and freight listed on the ship's manifest. They are responsible for checking the condition of the cargo and verifying the cargo's documentation and compliance with rules and regulations. Marine cargo inspectors analyse the vessels' capabilities, the fuel compartments, the safety equipment and the specific licenses required.
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Job Zone
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- 4
- 5
Zone 4: Considerable Preparation Needed
Considerable preparation. Usually a bachelor's degree plus several years of work-related experience, knowledge, or training.
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Occupational interest profile
CRIConventional · Realistic · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- C Conventional6.17
- R Realistic5.69
- I Investigative2.91
- E Enterprising2.64
- S Social1.56
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Transportation Inspectors (53-6051.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles
- apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations
- components of a ship manifest
- freight transport methods
- handle freight inspection equipment
- hazardous freight regulations
- inspect freight
- inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations
- integrate Committee on Safe Seas guidelines into inspections
- international regulations for cargo handling
- lead inspections
- national regulations on handling cargo
- perform inspections required by international conventions
- prepare freight shipment reports
- principles of cargo stowage
- types of cargo
- undertake inspections
- weigh shipments
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 18 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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