- Industry: Government; Labor
- Number of terms: 77176
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A professional who books outbound freight shipments to ensure maximum use of available cargo space on company ships. Respnsibilities include:
* Obtains cargo data from shipper, such as type, tonnage, destination, and shipping date, in order to determine allocation of cargo and fully utilize capacity of each ship.
* Consults booking sheet to ascertain availability of cargo space.
* Informs shipper of ship's name on which cargo is booked, sailing date, and cargo delivery date.
* Records cargo data on booking control sheet, listing tonnage, type of cargo, shipper's name, and cargo destination.
* May be designated according to type of cargo booked as Container-Cargo Clerk; General-Cargo Clerk; Refrigerated-Cargo Clerk.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who routes inbound and outbound air freight shipments to their destinations. Respnsibilities include:
* Takes telephone orders from customers and arranges for pickup of freight and delivery to loading platform.
* Assembles cargo according to destination.
* Weighs items and determines cost, using rate book.
* Itemizes charges, prepares freight bills, accepts payments and issues refunds.
* Prepares manifest to accompany shipments.
* Notifies shippers of delays in departure of shipment.
* Unloads inbound freight and notifies consignees on arrival of shipments and arranges for delivery to consignees.
* May force conditioned air into interior of plane for passenger comfort prior to departure, using mobile aircraft-air-conditioning-unit.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who expedites movement of cargo containers between ports to ensure adequate supply of empty containers for shipper. Respnsibilities include:
* Records movement of loaded and unloaded cargo containers between ports and number of containers available for shipping cargo.
* Expedites delivery of loaded containers to consignee, using telephone or Teletype.
* Computes storage and demurrage charges on containers for use by accounting department, using calculating machine.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who dispatches ship pilot to ships entering or leaving port. Respnsibilities include:
* Writes order showing name of ship, berth, tugboat company, and time of arrival or departure, and notifies ship pilot and pilot boat operator of assignment.
* Obtains receipt of pilotage from pilot upon return from ship.
* Records charges on receipt, using tariff book as guide.
* Compiles reports of activities, such as number of ships piloted and charges made.
* Keeps records of ships entering port, showing owner, name of ship, displacement tonnage, agent, and country of registration.
* May be required to possess radiotelephone operator's license issued by Federal Communications Commission, and operate radar to fix position and speed of ships entering and leaving port.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who observes vessels passing inland-waterway checkpoint, using binoculars, to verify identity and ascertain speed and direction.
* Telephones observations to designated control point, such as drawbridge or lock station.
* Reports movements of overdue vessels to estimate arrival time at specified points along waterway.
* Notifies waterway officials or other authorities of accidents, distress signals from passing vessels, obstructions, and other unusual conditions observed from checkpoint.
* Records observations in log.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who compiles and records information to assemble airline tickets for transmittal or mailing to passengers. Respnsibilities include:
* Reads coded data on booking card to ascertain destination, carrier, flight number, type of accommodation, and stopovers enroute.
* Selects ticket blank, invoice, and customer account card if applicable, and compiles, computes, and records identification and fare data, using tariff manuals, rate tables, flight schedules, and pen or ticket imprinter.
* Separates and files copies of completed tickets.
* Clips completed tickets and invoices to booking cards and routes to other workers for Teletype transmittal or mails tickets to customers.
* Computes total daily fares, using adding machine, to compile daily revenue report.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who maintains aviation operations files and records, and prepares and types reports, orders, and schedules pertaining to aviation operations and aviation safety. Respnsibilities include:
* Displays flight planning information to include airfield diagram, status of navigational aids, map of local flying area, special use airspace, and crash grid chart.
* Maintains and issues flying regulations and pilot's and flight crew's information file.
* Keeps files of extended flight and navigational information, such as weight and balance data, cross-country kits, navigational publications, radio and landing facility charts, flight information manuals, maps, and other pertinent guides and notices.
* Compiles, prepares, and distributes correspondence, such as aviation operations reports, aviation safety reports, and flight schedules.
* Assists flight-line personnel in assigning crew and passengers to aircraft and assists aviators in preparing flight plans, processes flight plans and arrival reports for transmission to flight and air traffic control centers.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who calculates tonnage of specified components of ship's cargo to compile report for use in assessing tariffs. Respnsibilities include:
* Calculates tonnage of each commodity from ship's manifest.
* Converts cubic feet of cargo volume into tonnage assessable.
* Converts metric volume of cargo into pounds and cubic feet, using formulas and calculating machine.
* Compiles tonnage list for each commodity in ship's cargo and submits lists to accounting department.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of clerical staff in nonprofit animal hospital.
* Performs duties as described under supervisor master title.
* May interview pet owners to compile information on financial status and make determinations regarding eligibility for free services, reduced fees, or deferred payments.
* May supervise clerical staff in animal shelter section and be designated Chief Clerk, Shelter.
Industry:Professional careers
A professional who supervises and coordinates activities of contact clerks engaged in preparing gas and electric-power service orders and service clerks engaged in receiving service requests on telephone. Respnsibilities include:
* Routes service orders to service departments and outlying service centers.
* Reviews completed orders for accuracy, completeness, and conformity to specified procedures.
* Reviews incomplete or rejected orders to determine actions to facilitate completion.
* Answers telephone questions from customers, contractors, building inspectors, and other company departments pertaining to progress in completion of orders.
* Performs other duties as described under supervisor master title.
Industry:Professional careers
