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Career Guidance Skills working with machinery and specialised equipment S8.3 - operating watercraft S8.3.0 - operating watercraft Guide ships into docks
Description
Safely guide a ship into a dock and anchor it.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 3 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 4 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)
Essential for
- Maritime pilotMaritime pilots are mariners who guide ships through dangerous or congested waters, such as harbours or river mouths. They are expert ship handlers who possess detailed knowledge o…
- SailorSailors assist the ship captain and any crew higher in hierarchy to operate ships. They dust and wax furniture and polish wood trim, sweep floors and decks, and polish…
- Ship pilot dispatcherShip pilot dispatchers coordinate ships entering or leaving port. They write orders showing name of ship, berth, tugboat company, and time of arrival or departure, and notify the m…
Optional for
- Maritime instructorMaritime instructors teach all those occupationally piloting a boat or a ship, such as skippers and ship captains, how to operate their inland water boats or maritime ships accordi…
Related skills
- Dock operations
- Act reliably
- Assist in maritime rescue operations
- Have computer literacy
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- Steer vessels in ports
- Anchor ships to the port
- Use meteorological information
- Conduct on board safety inspections
- Use water navigation devices
- Analyse weather forecast
- Use different communication channels
- Prepare lifeboats
Last updated on February 18, 2026
