Marine Transport Professionals

Figuring out the pros and cons of different options and choosing the best one.

Controlling equipment or systems.

Listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions.

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

Thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem.

Keeping track of how well work is progressing so you can make changes or improvements.

Reading work related information.

Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, and choosing the best people for the job.

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Talking to others.

Managing your own and other peoples' time to get work done.

Teaching people how to do something.

Being able to use what you have learnt to solve problems now and again in the future.

Figuring out the best way to teach or learn something new.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it.

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Providing the right equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do work.

Talking people into changing their minds or their behaviour.

Looking for ways to help people.

See details that are far away.

Quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Notice when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong, even if you can't solve the problem.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Know where things are around you.

Do two or more things at the same time.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

Use lots of detailed information to come up with answers or make general rules.

Communicate by speaking.

Read and understand written information.

See details that are up-close (within a few feet).

Write in a way that people can understand.

Imagine how something will look after it is moved around or changed.

Decide which thing is closer or further away from you, or decide how far away it is.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Order or arrange things in a pattern or sequence (e.g., numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Quickly move your hand to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

Running, manoeuvring, navigating, or driving things like forklifts, vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, moving and manipulating objects.

Operating machines or processes either directly or using controls (not including computers or vehicles).

Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials for errors, problems or defects.

Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment.

Using information to work out the best solution and solve problems.

Comparing objects, actions, or events. Looking for differences between them or changes over time.

Checking objects, actions, or events, and keeping an eye out for problems.

Use your arms, legs and whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling objects.

Keeping up-to-date with technology and new ideas.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

Getting members of a group to work together to finish a task.

Giving information to co-workers by telephone, in writing, or in person.

Working out the value, importance, or quality of things, services or people.

Working out the needs of others and coaching, mentoring, or helping them to improve.

Guiding and directing staff, including setting and monitoring performance standards.

Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form.

Servicing, repairing, calibrating, regulating, fine-tuning, or testing electronic devices and equipment.

Deciding whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards.

Work alone and make decisions. Workers are able to try out their own ideas, make decisions on their own, and work with little or no supervision.

Results oriented. Workers are able to use their strongest abilities, giving them a feeling of accomplishment.

Job security and good working conditions. There is usually a steady flow of interesting work, and the pay and conditions are generally good.

Serve and work with others. Workers usually get along well with each other, do things to help other people, and are rarely pressured to do things that go against their sense of right and wrong.

Supportive management that stands behind employees. Workers are treated fairly by their company, they are supported by management, and have supervisors who train them well.

Advancement and the potential to lead. Workers are recognised for the work that they do, they may give directions and instructions to others, and they are looked up to in their company and their community.

Starting up and carrying out projects. Leading people and making many decisions. Sometimes require risk taking and often deal with business.

Practical, hands-on work. Often with plants and animals, or materials like wood, tools, and machinery.

Following set procedures and routines. Working with numbers and details more than with ideas, usually following rules.

Ideas and thinking. Searching for facts and figuring out problems in your head.

Working with people. Helping or providing service to others.

Working with forms, designs and patterns. Often need self-expression and can be done without following rules.