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 pilot
    Maritime 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…
  • Sailor
    Sailors 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 dispatcher
    Ship 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 instructor
    Maritime 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…

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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