Ship planner
Code 4323.16
Ship planners manage the performance of a vessel. They ensure the safety of the vessel and its cargo, its operationality and link available vessels to available cargos in order to maximise the profitability of the voyages. They ensure that each container ship is loaded to its optimal capacity, while keeping berth times and handling costs to a minimum. They also plan the maintenance and overhaul of the ship, as well as the crew needed.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- maritime law
- match vessels to shipping routes
- International Maritime Organisation conventions
- cargo industry
- international regulations for cargo handling
- national regulations on handling cargo
- vessel stability principles
- principles of cargo stowage
- stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology
- maritime telecommunications
- types of maritime vessels
Skills and competences
- apply regulations on cargo transport operations
- apply company policies
- maximise efficiency of crane operations
- handle customer requests related to cargo
- communicate with customers
- consider constraints in maritime shipping
- recruit employees
- comply with legal regulations
- develop shipping itineraries
- compose stowage plans
- ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan
- ensure client orientation
- manage safety standards for inland water transport
- manage shipment risks
- interpret visual literacy
- interpret graphical communication interfaces
- read stowage plans
- maintain voyage logs
- operate radio equipment
- operate maritime communication equipment
- operate stowage programmes
- prepare visual data
- write work-related reports
- prepare documentation for international shipping
- implement strategic planning
- follow ethical code of conduct in transport services
- supervise unloading of cargo
- oversee shipment routing
- have computer literacy
- use different communication channels
- use equipment for safe stowage
Transversal competences
- analyse ship operations
- implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships
- calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- measure ship tonnage
- think analytically
- manage teamwork
- plan transport operations
- supervise loading of cargo
- monitor the discharge of cargo
Download the role profile
We'll send you a profile ready to paste into your job ad: purpose, essential and optional skills, and what to assess. One email, no signup.
What to assess for this role
Technical knowledge can be verified with tests and references. What never shows up on a CV are the transversal competences, and they explain most failed hires. Before closing, it pays to measure them with a standardised battery.
See psychometric assessmentSimilar roles
Other roles in the same group, useful when the one you need is not an exact fit.
Need to find this profile?
We source, screen and assess candidates for this kind of role, with a replacement guarantee. Fast process and a flat fee per role, no percentage of the salary.
In Obrii App the profile becomes a job descriptor, a CV screener and an interview scorecard. Try it free for 14 days, no credit card.
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