# Competences — waterway construction labourer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/21fe7141-68fa-4db7-9ee2-53097cef541a).

## Essential

- **construct canal locks** (skill/competence)
- **construct dams** (skill/competence)
- **dig soil mechanically** (skill/competence)
- **dredging consoles** (knowledge)
- **excavation techniques** (knowledge)
- **follow health and safety procedures in construction** (skill/competence)
- **identify defects in concrete** (skill/competence)
- **inspect concrete structures** (skill/competence)
- **inspect construction sites** (skill/competence)
- **install tunnel segments** (skill/competence)
- **maintain dredging equipment** (skill/competence)
- **manage sumps** (skill/competence)
- **measure water depth** (skill/competence)
- **national waterways** (knowledge)
- **operate pumps** (skill/competence)
- **operate sumps** (skill/competence)
- **perform drainage work** (skill/competence)
- **plan surface slope** (skill/competence)
- **types of waterways** (knowledge)
- **use rigging equipment** (skill/competence)
- **water policies** (knowledge)
- **water pressure** (knowledge)
- **work in a construction team** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- check borehole depth (skill/competence)
- conduct erosion control (skill/competence)
- conduct sediment control (skill/competence)
- demolition techniques (knowledge)
- design dams (skill/competence)
- develop flood remediation strategies (skill/competence)
- european classification of inland waterways (knowledge)
- flood remediation equipment (knowledge)
- identify risk of flooding (skill/competence)
- insert charges into drill holes (skill/competence)
- inspect drainage channels (skill/competence)
- inspect pipelines (skill/competence)
- international waterways (knowledge)
- mix construction grouts (skill/competence)
- operate cranes (skill/competence)
- operate drilling equipment (skill/competence)
- operate vacuum dewatering system (skill/competence)
- perform underwater bridge inspection (skill/competence)
- position dredger (skill/competence)
- pour concrete underwater (skill/competence)
- quality assurance procedures (knowledge)
- read standard blueprints (skill/competence)
- set up temporary construction site infrastructure (skill/competence)
- water reuse (knowledge)