inland water transport general manager

Code 1324.3.1.1

Inland water transport general managers coordinate the administrative and dispatching activities that occur in the context of inland water transport. They check availability, liaise with clients, manage budgets, and oversee operations from an economic point of view.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation
  • financial capability
  • european classification of inland waterways
  • inland waterway police regulations

Skills and competences

  • analyse shipping rates
  • support development of annual budget
  • communicate vessel requirements
  • monitor the validity of ship certificates
  • distinguish various types of ships
  • manage safety standards for inland water transport
  • manage vessel fleet
  • track shipments
  • read ship operational data
  • track shipping sites
  • optimise fleet usability
  • plan daily ship operations
  • prepare audit schemes for ships
  • carry out ship-to-shore operations
  • conduct analysis of ship data
  • monitor vessel performance
  • link data between all inland business units
  • review ship documentation
  • oversee shipment routing

Transversal competences

  • handle shipment paperwork
  • plan transport operations

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences