freight inspector
Freight inspectors determine if freight is secure and comes with the proper documentation. They inspect, manage and document freight shipments while verifying that the content comply with local, national and international regulations.
Also called: marine and cargo surveyor, cargo surveyor, principal surveyor, cargo inspector, freight surveyor, freight and cargo inspector, inspector of freight, freight & cargo inspector
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- essential skills
- 4
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- marine cargo inspector9 skills in common
- stevedore superintendent6 skills in common
- helmsman4 skills in common
- ship captain4 skills in common
- non-vessel operating common carrier3 skills in common
- ship planner3 skills in common
- vessel operations coordinator3 skills in common
- fish, crustaceans and molluscs distribution manager2 skills in common
Essential skills
23- accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle
- adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles
- analyse work-related written reports
- check for defects in railcars
- conduct fact finding
- ensure compliance with shipment regulations
- freight transport methods
- handle freight inspection equipment
- hazardous freight regulations
- inspect freight
- inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations
- keep task records
- monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages
- observe freight shipment loaders
- operate railway freight monitoring technologies
- perform inspections required by international conventions
- prepare freight shipment reports
- principles of cargo stowage
- provide advice on breaches of regulation
- supervise loading of cargo
- supervise unloading of cargo
- transportation methods
- use rigging tools
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