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Water traffic coordinator

Code 4323.20

Water traffic coordinators manage the movements of a vessel in ports and waterways. They ensure the efficient deployment of vessels of a shipping company.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • match vessels to shipping routes
  • commodities in maritime transportation
  • freight transport methods
  • customs regulations for passengers
  • port regulation
  • warehouse operations
  • vessel stability principles
  • principles of cargo stowage
  • maritime telecommunications
  • types of maritime vessels

Skills and competences

  • Trabajar de manera colaborativa con diferentes equipos
  • anticipate shipment handling requirements
  • apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations
  • liaise with port users
  • coordinate the itineraries of vessels
  • ensure compliance with port regulations
  • ensure vessel compliance with regulations
  • manage port operations improvement procedures
  • manage dispatch software systems
  • operate port communications systems
  • implement efficiency plans for logistics operations
  • prepare transportation routes

Transversal competences

  • implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships
  • load cargo onto ships
  • coordinate dock operations
  • develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping

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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