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Freight and Cargo Inspectors
Inspect the handling, storage, and stowing of freight and cargoes.
Other names for Freight and Cargo Inspectors:
Admeasurer, Cargo Surveyor, Freight Car Inspector, Freight Service Inspector, Inspector, Loading Inspector, Maintenance Inspector, Marine Cargo Inspector, Marine Cargo Surveyor, Marine Surveyor, Naval Inspector, Navy Material Inspector, Operations Inspector, Perishable Freight Inspector, Perishable Fruit Inspector, Petroleum Inspector, Safety Engineer, Ship Surveyor, Shipping Inspector, Steamboat Inspector, Surveyor, Tank Inspector,
What do Freight and Cargo Inspectors do?
Advise crews in techniques of stowing dangerous and heavy cargo.
Check temperatures and humidities of shipping and storage areas to ensure that they are at appropriate levels to protect cargo.
Determine cargo transportation capabilities by reading documents that set forth cargo loading and securing procedures, capacities, and stability factors.
Determine types of licenses and safety equipment required, and compute applicable fees such as tolls and wharfage fees.
Direct crews to reload freight or to insert additional bracing or packing as necessary.
Inspect loaded cargo, cargo lashed to decks or in storage facilities, and cargo handling devices to determine compliance with health and safety regulations and need for maintenance.
Inspect shipments to ensure that freight is securely braced and blocked.
Issue certificates of compliance for vessels without violations.
Measure heights and widths of loads to ensure they will pass over bridges or through tunnels on scheduled routes.
Notify workers of any special treatment required for shipments.
Observe loading of freight to ensure that crews comply with procedures.
Post warning signs on vehicles containing explosives or flammable or radioactive materials.
Prepare and submit reports after completion of freight shipments.
Recommend remedial procedures to correct any violations found during inspections.
Record details about freight conditions, handling of freight, and any problems encountered.
Calculate gross and net tonnage, hold capacities, volumes of stored fuel and water, cargo weights, and ship stability factors, using mathematical formulas.
Evaluate new methods of packaging, testing, shipping, and transporting hazardous materials to ensure adequate public safety protection.
Measure ships' holds and depths of fuel and water in tanks, using sounding lines and tape measures.
Negotiate with authorities, such as local government officials, to eliminate hazards along transportation routes.
Read draft markings to determine depths of vessels in water.
Review commercial vehicle logs, shipping papers, and driver and equipment records to detect any problems and to ensure compliance with regulations.
Time rolls of ships, using stopwatches.
Write certificates of admeasurement that list details such as designs, lengths, depths, and breadths of vessels, and methods of propulsion.
Do you enjoy these?
Water samplers
Water samplers
Tape measures
Calipers
Floor or platform scales
Benchtop centrifuges
Desktop computers
Digital cameras
Grease guns
Magnifiers
Personal digital assistant PDAs or organizers
Hydrometers
Notebook computers
Depth indicators
Oil gun
Personal computers
Handheld thermometer
Calculators or accessories
Sample holders
Depth indicators
Depth indicators
X ray radiography examination equipment
Technology used
Office suite software
Word processing software
Document management software
Data base user interface and query software
Internet browser software
Electronic mail software
