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891113 · ANZSCO 2021

Waterside Worker

Classification
Occupation
Skill level
5
Major group
Labourers

Classification

Major group
8Labourers
Sub-major group
89Other Labourers

Description

Transfers cargo between ships and other forms of transport or storage facilities.

Alternative titles

  • Stevedore
  • Wharf Labourer

Unit group

8911 · Freight and Furniture Handlers

Description

Freight and Furniture Handlers load and unload trucks, containers and rail cars, and transfer cargo between ships and other forms of transport and storage facilities.

Skill level

Australia

AQF Certificate I, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5)

New Zealand

NZQF Level 1 qualification, or compulsory secondary education (ANZSCO Skill Level 5) For some occupations a short period of on-the-job training may be required in addition to or instead of the formal qualification. In some instances no formal qualification or on-the-job training may be required.

Occupation skill level 5

Tasks

Tasks include

  • labelling goods with customers' details and destinations
  • loading goods into trucks, containers and rail wagons, and securing loads
  • assisting to tie down loads and cover 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 despatch
  • opening and closing hatches and securing cargo to prevent shifting during voyages
  • 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

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