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O*NET detailed work activityNavigate water vessels
Stays humanHands-on work
2 jobs4 tasks
This is physical, in-person work with real objects, tools, equipment and places that change from day to day. AI can't do it for you.
Part of Operate transportation equipment or vehicles, under the O*NET work activity group Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (0 AI-ready, 0 AI-assist, 4 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Steer vessels and operate navigational instruments.
- Maintain desired courses, using compasses or electronic navigational aids.
- Interpret weather and vessel conditions to determine appropriate responses.
- Compute positions and plot courses on charts to navigate vessels, using instruments such as compasses, sextants, and charts.