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name: water-traffic-coordinator
description: "Occupational skill for the role 'water traffic coordinator' (also: coordinator in water traffic, waterway traffic planner, marine traffic co-ordinator, water traffic planner, port traffic coordinator, marine traffic planner). Use when the user asks for typical water traffic coordinator work such as: Prepare or review engineering studies or specifications.; Direct urban traffic counting programs.; Develop or test new methods or models of transportation analysis."
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# Water Traffic Coordinator

Water traffic coordinators manage the movements of a vessel in ports and waterways. They ensure the efficient deployment of vessels of a shipping company.

## Core workflow

1. Prepare or review engineering studies or specifications.
2. Direct urban traffic counting programs.
3. Develop or test new methods or models of transportation analysis.
4. Define or update information such as urban boundaries or classification of roadways.
5. Analyze information from traffic counting programs.
6. Review development plans for transportation system effects, infrastructure requirements, or compliance with applicable transportation regulations.
7. Prepare reports or recommendations on transportation planning.
8. Produce environmental documents, such as environmental assessments or environmental impact statements.

## How to use this skill

- Read [references/profile.md](references/profile.md) for the occupation profile and scope.
- Consult [references/tasks.md](references/tasks.md) for the full task and activity inventory.
- Check [references/skills.md](references/skills.md) for essential vs. optional competences.
- Check [references/tools.md](references/tools.md) for the software commonly used in this role.
- See [references/ai-skills.md](references/ai-skills.md) — matched external AI agent skills (per-source attribution).

## Key competences (essential)

- anticipate shipment handling requirements
- apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations
- commodities in maritime transportation
- coordinate dock operations
- coordinate the itineraries of vessels
- customs regulations for passengers
- develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping
- ensure compliance with port regulations
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
- freight transport methods
- implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships
- implement efficiency plans for logistics operations
- liaise with port users
- load cargo onto ships
- manage dispatch software systems

## Hot technologies

- IBM SPSS Statistics
- SAS
- Microsoft Power BI
- Tableau
- Autodesk AutoCAD
- Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D
- Bentley MicroStation
- Microsoft Access
- Structured query language SQL
- Adobe InDesign

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*Sources: ESCO v1.2.1 (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/8908d5aa-ac58-465e-9b75-7e02ed4af3a9), O*NET 30.3 (19-3099.01). See manifest.json for licensing/attribution.*