Freight and Cargo Inspectors

<ul><li>Prepare and submit reports after completion of freight shipments.</li><li>Inspect shipments to ensure that freight is securely braced and blocked.</li><li>Record details about freight conditions, handling of freight, and any problems encountered.</li><li>Advise crews in techniques of stowing dangerous and heavy cargo.</li><li>Observe loading of freight to ensure that crews comply with procedures.</li><li>Recommend remedial procedures to correct any violations found during inspections.</li><li>Inspect loaded cargo, cargo lashed to decks or in storage facilities, and cargo handling devices to determine compliance with health and safety regulations and need for maintenance.</li><li>Measure ships' holds and depths of fuel and water in tanks, using sounding lines and tape measures.</li><li>Notify workers of any special treatment required for shipments.</li><li>Direct crews to reload freight or to insert additional bracing or packing as necessary.</li><li>Check temperatures and humidities of shipping and storage areas to ensure that they are at appropriate levels to protect cargo.</li><li>Determine cargo transportation capabilities by reading documents that set forth cargo loading and securing procedures, capacities, and stability factors.</li><li>Read draft markings to determine depths of vessels in water.</li></ul>