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Bridge and Lock Tenders

SOC 53-6011.00

Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock operators, and slip bridge operators.

Zone 1 Transportation and Material Moving

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Monitoring

3.4

Critical Thinking

3.2

Active Listening

3.1

Speaking

3.1

Social Perceptiveness

3.0

Coordination

3.0

Operation Monitoring

3.0

Operation and Control

3.0

Knowledge Areas 8

Public Safety and Security

4.0

English Language

3.3

Education and Training

3.1

Telecommunications

2.7

Transportation

2.7

Customer and Personal Service

2.5

Mechanical

2.5

Psychology

2.5

Key Tasks

1Move levers to activate traffic signals, navigation lights, and alarms.

2Record names, types, and destinations of vessels passing through bridge openings or locks, and numbers of trains or vehicles crossing bridges.

3Control machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges, or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges.

4Direct movements of vessels in locks or bridge areas, using signals, telecommunication equipment, or loudspeakers.

5Prepare accident reports.

Also Known As

Bridge Crew Member Bridge Leverman Bridge Opener Bridge Operator Bridge Operator, Slip Bridge Saw Operator Bridge Tender Bridgeman Chief Lock Tender Operator Crossing Tender