# Competences — aircraft cargo operations coordinator

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f3eb330a-03b5-4537-ac0e-bcee5c67bcff).

## Essential

- **aircraft cargo capacity** (knowledge)
- **apply airport standards and regulations** (skill/competence)
- **apply company policies** (skill/competence)
- **apply numeracy skills** (skill/competence)
- **cargo industry** (knowledge)
- **carry out navigational calculations** (skill/competence)
- **conduct quality assurance checks on aircraft cargo** (skill/competence)
- **create solutions to problems** (skill/competence)
- **ensure client orientation** (skill/competence)
- **ensure public safety and security** (skill/competence)
- **follow airport safety procedures** (skill/competence)
- **identify airport safety hazards** (skill/competence)
- **manage staff** (skill/competence)
- **manage warehouse inventory** (skill/competence)
- **manage warehouse operations** (skill/competence)
- **monitor security procedures in warehouse operations** (skill/competence)
- **operate scientific measuring equipment** (skill/competence)
- **operate warehouse record systems** (skill/competence)
- **plan procedures for cargo operations** (skill/competence)
- **safety regulations for warehouses** (knowledge)
- **supervise loading of cargo** (skill/competence)
- **supervise unloading of cargo** (skill/competence)
- **warehouse operations** (knowledge)
- **work in an aviation team** (skill/competence)

## Optional

- give instructions to staff (skill/competence)
- have computer literacy (skill/competence)
- write emergency instructions for handling of dangerous goods (skill/competence)

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## Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 43 ads, as of 2026-07-08)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

### Hard skills

- freight forwarding — **26 %**

### Responsibilities

- shipment management — **26 %**

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