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Career Guidance Knowledge services K104 - transport services K1041 - transport services Influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships
Description
The influence currents, wind strength, and wind direction have on a vessel's navigation and maneuvering abilities.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 1 occupations
- Total: 3 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 5 (Service and sales workers)
Essential for
- MatroseMatroses are members of the deck department of an inland water transportship. They may work on the helm, on the deck, in the cargo hold and in the engine…
- Aquaculture mooring managerAquaculture mooring managers carry out and supervise the mooring of cages in stable stations, drifting cages or even self-propelled and semi-submerged cages. They safely operate an…
Optional for
- Coastguard watch officerCoastguard watch officers patrol and survey coast and sea regions to prevent accidents, as well as perform search and rescue missions in the event of an emergency. They react …
Related skills
- Operate an emergency communication system
- Write work-related reports
- Advise on safety improvements
- Use different communication channels
- First response
- Adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles
- Maintain vessel engine room
- Fish welfare regulations
- Develop flood remediation strategies
- Facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers
- Vessel stability principles
- Cooperate with colleagues
Last updated on February 18, 2026
