Inspect the handling, storage, and stowing of freight and cargoes.

• Admeasurer
• Loading Inspector
• Marine-Cargo Surveyor
• Perishable-Freight Inspector
• Perishable-Fruit Inspector

• Advise crews in techniques of stowing dangerous and heavy cargo.
• Calculate gross and net tonnage, hold capacities, volumes of stored fuel and water, cargo weights, and ship stability factors, using mathematical formulas.
• 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.
• Measure ships' holds and depths of fuel and water in tanks, using sounding lines and tape measures.
• 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.
• Read draft markings to determine depths of vessels in water.
• Recommend remedial procedures to correct any violations found during inspections.
• Record details about freight conditions, handling of freight, and any problems encountered.
• 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.

• communicate technical information
• conduct training for personnel
• determine loaded cargo complies with regulations or specifications
• evaluate equipment for compliance with standards
• gather physical evidence
• inspect facilities or equipment for regulatory compliance
• inspect products or systems for regulatory compliance
• maintain records, reports, or files
• observe loading of freight to ensure crew compliance with procedures
• perform safety inspections in transportation setting
• perform varied measurements
• prepare reports
• prepare safety reports
• read blueprints
• read specifications
• read tape measure
• recognize public safety hazards
• recommend action to ensure compliance
• understand measuring devices
• understand technical operating, service or repair manuals
• use freight shipping or storage procedures
• use hazardous materials information
• use knowledge of investigation techniques
• use oral or written communication techniques
• use weighing or measuring devices in transportation
• verify investigative information