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Overview
The work focuses on baggage and freight listed for a vessel, including cargo condition, customs compliance, hazardous freight rules, ship capacity, fuel compartments and safety equipment.
In job descriptions, look for ship manifests, cargo stowage, freight inspection, hazardous cargo, customs procedures, shipment reports, weighing, vessel capacity and inspection leadership.
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Marine cargo inspectors work where vessel documents, cargo condition and safety checks meet. They review ship manifests, inspect baggage and freight, verify documentation and examine vessel capacity, fuel compartments and safety equipment.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes ship manifests, cargo stowage, freight methods, hazardous freight rules, customs procedures, inspection equipment, shipment reports and weighing. Senior roles may lead inspections or handle convention-required checks.
Salary context
Pay is best read through inspection authority, hazardous cargo exposure, documentation responsibility, port or vessel complexity, reporting duties and whether the inspector leads other staff during checks.
Career paths
Career paths can move toward senior freight inspector, port operations compliance, hazardous cargo inspection, customs-related control, maritime safety coordination or cargo documentation supervision.
Good to know
Check whether adverts name manifests, vessel types, freight inspection equipment, hazardous cargo, customs compliance, weight checks, safety equipment, fuel compartments and report-writing duties.
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This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships: 1
Transportation Inspectors
53-6051.00
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
50.2Sea and coastal freight water transport
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Occupation group
freight inspector (3359.5)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/27c5097e-a2a3-4b2e-82a6-3b874ebfb092 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 3359.5.1 |
| ISCO group | 3359 |
| Concept type | Occupation |