marine cargo inspector
Marine cargo inspectors investigate all baggage and freight listed on the ship's manifest. They are responsible for checking the condition of the cargo and verifying the cargo's documentation and compliance with rules and regulations. Marine cargo inspectors analyse the vessels' capabilities, the fuel compartments, the safety equipment and the specific licenses required.
Also called: inspector of ship freight, marine freight and cargo inspector, shipping freight and cargo inspector, inspector of ship cargo, ship freight inspector
- 18
- 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.
- freight inspector9 skills in common
- helmsman4 skills in common
- matrose4 skills in common
- non-vessel operating common carrier4 skills in common
- stevedore superintendent4 skills in common
- decksman3 skills in common
- marine surveyor3 skills in common
- ship planner3 skills in common
Essential skills
18- adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles
- apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations
- components of a ship manifest
- freight transport methods
- handle freight inspection equipment
- hazardous freight regulations
- inspect freight
- inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations
- integrate Committee on Safe Seas guidelines into inspections
- international regulations for cargo handling
- lead inspections
- national regulations on handling cargo
- perform inspections required by international conventions
- prepare freight shipment reports
- principles of cargo stowage
- types of cargo
- undertake inspections
- weigh shipments
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