Stevedore superintendent

Code 9333.7

Stevedore superintendents supervise and monitor the freight handling and longshore labor in a dockyard to maximise productivity. They manage the loading and unloading of cargo and monitor the safety of the work area. Stevedore superintendents may also investigate incidents and prepare accident reports.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • cargo industry
  • freight transport methods
  • international regulations for cargo handling
  • national regulations on handling cargo
  • port regulation
  • dock operations
  • health and safety in the workplace

Skills and competences

  • adapt to changing situations
  • create solutions to problems
  • give instructions to staff
  • ensure compliance with shipment regulations
  • manage cargo handling
  • manage port operations improvement procedures
  • observe freight shipment loaders
  • write work-related reports
  • anticipate logistics requirements for port operations
  • supervise movement of crew
  • supervise unloading of cargo
  • use different communication channels

Transversal competences

  • adjust priorities
  • apply safety management
  • coordinate dock operations
  • manage vessel cargo activities
  • prepare freight shipment reports
  • write inspection reports
  • supervise loading of cargo

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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