Part IV: Descriptions of the 50 Best Jobs for Each Personality Type ___
! e job openings listed here are shared with Aviation
Inspectors and with Transportation Vehicle, Equipment,
and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation.
Inspect the handling, storage, and stowing of
freight and cargoes. Prepare and submit reports
after completion of freight shipments. Inspect ship-
ments to ensure that freight is securely braced and
blocked. Record details about freight conditions,
handling of freight, and any problems encountered.
Advise crews in techniques of stowing dangerous and
heavy cargo. Observe loading of freight to ensure
that crews comply with procedures. Recommend
remedial procedures to correct any violations found
during inspections. Inspect loaded cargo, cargo
lashed to decks or in storage facilities, and cargo han-
dling devices to determine compliance with health
and safety regulations and need for maintenance.
Measure ships’ holds and depths of fuel and water
in tanks, using sounding lines and tape measures.
Notify workers of any special treatment required for
shipments. Direct crews to reload freight or to insert
additional bracing or packing as necessary. Check
temperatures and humidities of shipping and storage
areas to ensure that they are at appropriate levels to
protect cargo. Determine cargo transportation capa-
bilities by reading documents that set forth cargo
loading and securing procedures, capacities, and
stability factors. Read draft markings to determine
depths of vessels in water. Issue certifi cates of compli-
ance for vessels without violations. Write certifi cates
of admeasurement that list details such as designs,
lengths, depths, and breadths of vessels, and methods
of propulsion. Calculate gross and net tonnage, hold
capacities, volumes of stored fuel and water, cargo
weights, and ship stability factors, using mathemati-
cal formulas. Post warning signs on vehicles contain-
ing explosives or fl ammable or radioactive materials.
Measure heights and widths of loads to ensure they
will pass over bridges or through tunnels on sched-
uled routes. Time rolls of ships, using stopwatches.
Determine types of licenses and safety equipment
required, and compute applicable fees such as tolls
and wharfage fees.
GOE—Interest Area/Cluster: 07. Government and
Public Administration. Work Group: 07.03. Regula-
tions Enforcement. O t h e r J o b s i n! is Work Group:
Agricultural Inspectors; Aviation Inspectors; Com-
pliance Offi cers, Except Agriculture, Construction,
Health and Safety, and Transportation; Construction
and Building Inspectors; Environmental Compliance
Inspectors; Equal Opportunity Representatives and
Offi cers; Financial Examiners; Fire Inspectors; Fish
and Game Wardens; Forest Fire Inspectors and Pre-
vention Specialists; Government Property Inspectors
and Investigators; Immigration and Customs Inspec-
tors; Licensing Examiners and Inspectors; Nuclear
Monitoring Technicians; Occupational Health and
Safety Specialists; Occupational Health and Safety
Te c h n i c i a n s ; Ta x E x a m i n e r s , C o l l e c t o r s , a n d R e v e -
nue Agents; Transportation Vehicle, Equipment, and
Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation.
Skills: Operation Monitoring; Quality Control
Analysis; Science; Mathematics; Writing; Service
Orientation; Equipment Selection; Troubleshooting.
Education and Training Programs: No related CIP
programs; this job is learned through work experi-
ence in a related occupation. Related Knowledge/
Courses: Tr a n spor t at ion; E n g i ne er i n g a nd Te c h nol-
ogy; Public Safety and Security; Physics; Geography;
Mechanical Devices.
Work Env ironment : Outdoors; standing; walk-
ing and running; using hands on objects, tools, or
controls.