container crane operator
Container crane operators operate electrically powered cranes equipped with cantilevers on which hoisting gear is supported to load or unload container cargo. They move towers in position alongside vessel and lower cantilevers over the deck or hold of a vessel. They lift and move containers along the cantilever and position the container on the dock, on the vessel deck or in the hold.
Also called: dock crane operator, ship crane operator, straddle crane operator, operator of container crane, shipping container crane operator, dockside crane operator, crane driver
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- optional skills
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Essential skills
14- assist in the movement of heavy loads
- check quality of products on the production line
- conduct routine machinery checks
- inspect crane equipment
- load cargo onto ships
- loading charts for transportation of goods
- maintain crane equipment
- operate cranes
- operate railway lever frames
- organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity
- perform high risk work
- set up crane
- stay alert
- use rigging tools
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