"Ordinary Seamen and Marine Oiler"

Job Description - Part 4 - Abilities Needed

Part 1
Duties / Tasks Part 2
Activities Part 3
Skills Part 4
Abilities Part 5
Knowledge

Abilities Needed for: "Ordinary Seamen and Marine Oiler"

1) Far Vision -- The ability to see details at a distance.

2) Spatial Orientation -- The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.

3) Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

4) Trunk Strength -- The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing.

5) Wrist-Finger Speed -- The ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.

6) Dynamic Strength -- The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.

7) Extent Flexibility -- The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

8) Glare Sensitivity -- The ability to see objects in the presence of glare or bright lighting.

9) Static Strength -- The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.