Waterside Worker

Waterside Workers transfer cargo between ships and other forms of transport or storage facilities.

• Receiving instructions by radio telephone and/or radio data terminal to load, unload or move cargo.
• Securing and releasing mooring lines of ships.
• Opening and closing ship hatches.
• Transferring loads using moving equipment and directing equipment operations using communication systems.
• Stacking cargo on pallets, trays, flats and slings to facilitate transfer to and from ships.
• Operating heavy vehicles and machinery, such as straddle carriers, fork-lifts and ships' cranes, to load and unload cargo from trucks, ships and rail transport services.
• Sorting cargo before loading and unloading.
• Labelling goods with customers' details and destinations.
• Loading goods into trucks, containers and rail wagons, and securing loads.
• Assisting to tie down loads and covering them with tarpaulins.
• Guiding truck drivers into loading bays and through confined spaces.
• Performing clerical functions to record and check cargo on arrival, storage and dispatch.
• Positioning goods in the holds of ships and securing cargo to prevent shifting during voyages.
• Packing containers and re-packing damaged containers.
• Cleaning out ships' tanks and holds.
• Washing out containers and carrying out other general yard duties such as shunting on the railway.
• Arranging for damaged containers of hazardous material to be quarantined.
• Carrying out safety checks.