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Transportation Inspectors - 53-6051.00

O*NET-SOC Description

Inspect equipment or goods in connection with the safe transport of cargo or people. Includes rail transportation inspectors, such as freight inspectors, rail inspectors, and other inspectors of transportation vehicles not elsewhere classified.

Sample of Reported Job Titles

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SOC Occupation Groups

53-0000	Transportation and Material Moving Occupations
53-6000	Other Transportation Workers
53-6050	Transportation Inspectors
53-6051.00	Transportation Inspectors

Related Occupations

43-5011.00	Cargo and Freight Agents Bright Outlook
47-4011.00	Construction and Building Inspectors
51-9061.00	Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers
53-1041.00	Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors
53-1043.00	First-Line Supervisors of Material-Moving Machine and Vehicle Operators
53-2022.00	Airfield Operations Specialists
53-4031.00	Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters
53-5031.00	Ship Engineers
53-6051.01	Aviation Inspectors
53-6051.07	Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation

Tasks

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 vessel 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 vessels' 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.
Visually inspect cargo for damage upon arrival or discharge.
Write certificates of admeasurement that list details such as designs, lengths, depths, and breadths of vessels, and methods of propulsion.