Handle cargo

Description

Manage safely the mechanical elements in the loading and unloading of cargo and stores. Stowing and unstowing of products following instructions.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 3 occupations
  • Optional in 2 occupations
  • Total: 5 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 8 (Plant and machine operators, and assemblers)

Essential for

  • Fisheries deckhand
    Fisheries deckhands work on fishing vessels where they carry out fishing related activities. They undertake a wide range of fishing and maritime work on land and at sea, such…
  • Boatswain
    Boatswains organise the crew on deck and at the fishing hold to execute the orders received from a superior. They coordinate the operations of maintenance, manoeuvres, assembly and…
  • Ordinary seaman
    Ordinary seamen occupy the lowest rank of a maritime ship's deck crew. They comprise the main labour force on board a boat where they help to operate the ship.…

Optional for

  • Deep-sea fishery worker
    Deep-sea fishery workers operate on board fishing vessels to catch deep-sea fish for sale or delivery. They use equipment such as rods and nets to catch deep-sea fish according…
  • Fishing net maker
    Fishing net makers make and assemble fishing net gear and carry out reparation and maintenance, as directed by the drawings and/or traditional methods. Other titles The following j…

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Last updated on February 19, 2026

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