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Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.
Construction & Architecture
Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials in order to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.
Construction & Architecture Industry
Dredge Operators
Degree Recommendations
Dredge Operators
01
Move levers to position dredges for excavation, to engage hydraulic pumps, to raise and lower suction booms, and to control rotation of cutterheads.
02
Start and stop engines to operate equipment.
03
Start power winches that draw in or let out cables to change positions of dredges, or pull in and let out cables manually.
04
Pump water to clear machinery pipelines.
05
Lower anchor poles to verify depths of excavations, using winches, or scan depth gauges to determine depths of excavations.
06
Direct or assist workers placing shore anchors and cables, laying additional pipes from dredges to shore, and pumping water from pontoons.
Dredge Operators
Common knowledge, skills & abilities needed to get a foot in the door.
KNOWLEDGE
Mechanical
KNOWLEDGE
English Language
KNOWLEDGE
Public Safety and Security
KNOWLEDGE
Administration and Management
KNOWLEDGE
Production and Processing
SKILL
Operation and Control
SKILL
Operations Monitoring
SKILL
Coordination
SKILL
Critical Thinking
SKILL
Judgment and Decision Making
ABILITY
Control Precision
ABILITY
Multilimb Coordination
ABILITY
Depth Perception
ABILITY
Arm-Hand Steadiness
ABILITY
Manual Dexterity
Construction & Architecture
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