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Dredge operator

Other names

dredger operator, port dredger operator, dredge operatr, dredde operator, port dredge operator

Heavy machines and cranes

They run machines that take material from under the water, so ships can pass, and move that material to another place.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Move levers to position dredges for excavation, to engage hydraulic pumps, to raise and lower suction booms, and to control rotation of cutterheads.

  2. 2

    Start and stop engines to operate equipment.

  3. 3

    Start power winches that draw in or let out cables to change positions of dredges, or pull in and let out cables manually.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
conducteur de drague/conductrice de drague
español
operador de draga/operadora de draga
العربية
مشغل آلة الجرف / مشغلة آلة الجرف
português
Operador de draga/Operadora de draga
Deutsch
Schwimmbaggerfahrer/Schwimmbaggerfahrerin
italiano
conduttore di draghe/conduttrice di draghe

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