Career Details :: Dredge Operators
Description
Operate dredge to remove sand, gravel, or other materials from lakes, rivers, or streams; and to excavate and maintain navigable channels in waterways.
Experience
Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful in these occupations, but usually is not needed. For example, a drywall installer might benefit from experience installing drywall, but an inexperienced person could still learn to be an installer with little difficulty.
Education
These occupations usually require a high school diploma and may require some vocational training or job-related course work. In some cases, an associate's or bachelor's degree could be needed.
Training
Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees.
Tasks
- Lowers anchor pole to verify depth of excavation, using winch, or scans depth gauge to determine depth of excavation.
- Starts and stops engines to operate equipment.
- Starts power winch that draws in or lets out cable to change position of dredge, or pulls in and lets out cable manually.
- Moves levers to position dredge for excavation, engage hydraulic pump, raise and lower suction boom, and control rotation of cutter head.
- Directs workers placing shore anchors and cables, laying additional pipes from dredge to shore, and pumping water from pontoons.
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Important Abilities
General Work Activities
- Controlling Machines and Processes
- Handling and Moving Objects
- Performing General Physical Activities
- Monitor Processes, Material, Surroundings
- Communicating With Other Workers
Important Skills
Frequent Work Context
- Degree of Automation
- Consequence of Error
- Job-Required Social Interaction
- Outdoors
- Using Hands on Objects, Tools, Controls
Related Majors
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| Small Vessel Operations |  [ add ] |
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