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Career Guidance Skills communication, collaboration and creativity S1.8 - working with others S1.8.1 - working in teams Work in a water transport team
Description
Work confidently in a group in water transport services, in which each individual operates in their own area of responsibility to reach a common goal, such as a good customer interaction, maritime safety, and ship maintenance.
Occupations requiring this skill
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Skill demand overview
- Essential in 2 occupations
- Optional in 6 occupations
- Total: 8 occupations
- Most common in: ISCO major group 3 (Technicians and associate professionals)
Essential for
- Freight transport dispatcherFreight transport dispatchers receive and transmit reliable messages, track vehicles and equipment, and record other important information. They oversee the planning operations of …
- Deck officerDeck officers or mates perform the watch duties on board vessels like determining the course and speed, manoeuvring to avoid hazards, and continuously monitoring the vessels positi…
Optional for
- Vessel operations coordinatorVessel operations coordinators manage chartered vessels' transit and performance optimizing the schedulers but also assessing the capabilities and the risks for vessels according t…
- 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…
- Ordinary seamanOrdinary 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.…
- HelmsmanHelmsmen are members of the crew on the highest rank of the operational level on an inland vessel. They perform various duties concerned with the operation and upkeep of…
- Engine minderEngine minders perform work related to the deck department of an inland water transport vessel. They use their experience on-board a motorised inland navigation vessel as an ordina…
- DecksmanA decksman (plural: decksmen) is an unlicensed member of the deck department of an inland vessel. This position is usually the first step on the way to become an…
Related skills
- Use different communication channels
- Act reliably
- Have computer literacy
- Principles of cargo stowage
- Moor vessels
- Unmoor vessels
- Apply regulations on cargo transport operations
- Swim
- Supervise loading of cargo
- Vessel stability principles
- Provide first aid
- Distinguish various types of ships
Last updated on February 19, 2026
