As a Stevedore, you will need to master following:

• accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle
• analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit
• apply techniques for stacking goods into containers
• assess stability of vessels
• assess trim of vessels
• climb on railcars
• ensure that shipment contents correspond with shipping documentation
• handle intermodal equipment
• laws on the transportation of dangerous goods
• operate on-board computer systems
• operate voice picking systems
• organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity
• perform defensive driving
• ramp safety requirements
• relay messages through radio and telephone systems
• safety regulations for warehouses
• shunt inbound loads
• shunt outbound loads
• store warehouse goods
• tolerate stress
• vehicle cargo capacity
• warehouse operations

More generally, a stevedore is also versed in:

• analyse supply chain strategies
• conduct routine machinery checks
• international regulations for cargo handling
• keep time accurately
• lift heavy weights
• loading charts for transportation of goods
• manoeuvre heavy trucks
• mark differences in colours
• national regulations on handling cargo
• operate forklift
• operate material handling equipment
• perform services in a flexible manner
• show confidence
• use ICT systems
• work on uneven surfaces

It also helps to know the following:

• execute chilling processes to food products
• functions of vessel deck equipment
• hazardous freight regulations
• operate maritime lifting equipment
• handle fuels