# Competences — non-vessel operating common carrier

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/4b72d306-9781-434d-8522-1fcaf892cdce).

## Essential

- **analyse shipping rates** (skill/competence)
- **apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations** (skill/competence)
- **book cargo** (skill/competence)
- **cartography** (knowledge)
- **control trade commercial documentation** (skill/competence)
- **coordinate export transportation activities** (skill/competence)
- **coordinate import transportation activities** (skill/competence)
- **ensure compliance with shipment regulations** (skill/competence)
- **handle shipment paperwork** (skill/competence)
- **international tariffs** (knowledge)
- **keep up-to-date to current customs regulations** (skill/competence)
- **make bids in forward auctions** (skill/competence)
- **manage freight payment methods** (skill/competence)
- **manage import export licenses** (skill/competence)
- **match vessels to shipping routes** (skill/competence)
- **oversee cargo storage requirements** (skill/competence)
- **plan transport operations** (skill/competence)
- **prepare bills of lading** (skill/competence)
- **prepare freight shipment reports** (skill/competence)
- **principles of cargo stowage** (knowledge)
- **set import export strategies** (skill/competence)
- **types of packaging used in industrial shipments** (knowledge)
- **use maritime English** (skill/competence)
- **weigh shipments** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- act reliably (skill/competence)
- communicate with customers (skill/competence)
- have computer literacy (skill/competence)
- international business (knowledge)
- negotiate logistics services (skill/competence)
- receive shipment packaging information (skill/competence)
- types of maritime vessels (knowledge)
- use different communication channels (skill/competence)
- vessel stability principles (knowledge)