Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels

People in this career often have these skills:

• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

• Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• Mechanical - Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Law and Government - Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Oral Comprehension - The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Oral Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Deductive Reasoning - The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Spatial Orientation - The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.

• Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.
• Written Comprehension - The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Speech Clarity - The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Inductive Reasoning - The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Information Ordering - The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
• Perceptual Speed - The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object.
• Speech Recognition - The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person.
• Written Expression - The ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Flexibility of Closure - The ability to identify or detect a known pattern (a figure, object, word, or sound) that is hidden in other distracting material.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Depth Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Choose optimal transportation routes or speeds.
• Direct passenger or freight transport activities.
• Read maps to determine routes.
• Operate ships or other watercraft.
• Operate communications equipment or systems.

• Monitor surroundings to detect potential hazards.
• Monitor equipment operation to ensure proper functioning.
• Monitor equipment gauges or displays to ensure proper operation.
• Signal others to coordinate vehicle movement.
• Notify others of emergencies, problems, or hazards.
• Assist others during emergencies.
• Measure the level or depth of water or other liquids.
• Communicate with others to coordinate material handling or movement.
• Maintain watercraft engines or machinery.
• Record operational details of travel.
• Explain regulations, policies, or procedures.
• Monitor work environment to ensure safety or adherence to specifications.
• Determine geographic coordinates.
• Maintain professional knowledge or certifications.
• Direct maintenance or repair activities.
• Direct material handling or moving activities.
• Arrange maintenance activities.
• Acquire supplies or equipment.
• Recommend personnel decisions or human resources activities.

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• Commercial Pilots

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• Firefighters

• Airfield Operations Specialists

• Gas Plant Operators

• Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers

• First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers

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