Water Transportation List of Job Titles & Descriptions

Header Job Description - Supervises and coordinates activities of Stevedore (water trans.) Ii engaged in loading and unloading ships' cargoes: Assigns duties to workers, and explains methods of handling, stowing, securing cargo, and setting up hoisting equipment. Determines what cargo requires special handling and how it is to be stowed in ship's hold. Signals Winch Driver (water trans.) to raise or lower cargo. May estimate dunnage (paper and timber) required to brace and arrange cargo in ship's hold to prevent cargo damage. May maintain inventory of dunnage. May be designated according to work area as Header, Dock (water trans.); Header, Ship (water trans.); or kind of cargo stowed as Cotton Header (water trans.).
Header Dot Code: 911.137-018