Ship's Officers

Controlling equipment or systems.

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

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

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.

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

Reading work related information.

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

Being adaptable and coordinating work with other people.

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

Talking to others.

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

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

Writing things for co-workers or customers.

Teaching people how to do something.

Understanding why people react the way they do.

Figuring out why a machine or system went wrong and working out what to do about it.

Maintaining equipment and deciding what maintenance will be needed in the future.

Doing tests and checking products, services, or processes to make sure they are working properly.

Looking for ways to help people.

See details that are far away.

Listen to and understand what people say.

Communicate by speaking.

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

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

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

Quickly move your hand, finger, or foot when a sound, light, picture or something else appears.

Know where things are around you.

Speak clearly so others can understand you.

Use general rules to find answers or solve problems logically.

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

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

Use your eyes to quickly compare groups of letters, numbers, pictures, or other things.

Pay attention to something without being distracted.

Identify and understand the speech of another person.

Keep your hand or arm steady.

Use your arms and/or legs at the same time while sitting, standing, or lying down.

Do two or more things at the same time.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

Deciding on goals and putting together a detailed plan to get the work done.

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

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

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

Compiling, coding, categorizing, calculating, tabulating, auditing, or checking information or data.

Using your own ideas for developing, designing, or creating something new.

Building good working relationships and keeping them over time.

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

Working out sizes, distances, amounts, time, costs, resources, or materials needed for a task.

Understanding the needs of others, developing training programs, and teaching or instructing.

Looking for, getting and understanding different kinds of information.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.