Individual Occupational Requirements for
GS-2150: Transportation Operations Series
The text below is extracted verbatim from
Section IV-B of the Operating Manual for Qualification Standards
for General Schedule Positions (p.IV-B-271), but contains minor edits
to conform to web-page requirements.
Use these individual occupational requirements in conjunction with
the "Group Coverage Qualification Standard for
Administrative and Management Positions."
EDUCATION
Major study--accounting, business administration, business or
commercial law, commerce, economics, engineering, finance, industrial management, statistics, traffic
management, transportation, motor mechanics, nautical science, marine affairs, marine engineering, marine
transportation, or other fields related to the position. For Marine Transportation Specialist positions,
education obtained in a Federal, State, or other accredited Merchant Marine Academy is qualifying.
OR
EXPERIENCE
For positions in this series other than Marine Transportation,
experience that provided a general knowledge and understanding of traffic or transportation programs or
operations. For Marine Transportation positions, experience must have been related to determining the
terms and conditions for shipping cargo, coordinating storage, scheduling and shipment of goods and ship
logistic requirements, such as berths, bunkers, crane service, and computing costs for cargo shipment.
For positions other than Marine Transportation,
experience in maintaining, retailing, purchasing, or procurement of automotive, rail, air, bus, or other
transportation equipment or services, or in the operation of a commercial transportation facility or
terminal. This experience must have demonstrated knowledge of fleet operations; familiarity with Federal,
State, and municipal regulations governing the use of transportation vehicles; and the maintenance of
inventories and cost computations.
For Marine Transportation positions, experience in:
(1) Planning, directing, and supervising cargo or bulk petroleum movements such as:
- Embarkation and debarkation, cargo loading and discharge.
- Formulating marine transportation itineraries and routings according to commercial cost
factors and tariffs.
- Formulating marine transportation traffic plans for personnel and cargo.
- Scheduling ships.
- Developing, analyzing, or evaluating cargo lift capabilities.
- Preparing statistics for planning operations of ships, or formulating budgetary estimates
of cargo transportation costs.
- Serving as a licensed merchant marine deck or engine officer or naval deck or engine
officer.
OR
(2) Ship chartering negotiation or administration, such as:
- Chartering commercial ships and space.
- Reviewing and approving ship operating and damage expenses and marine insurance premiums.
- Investigating ocean carrier claims for ship damage.
- Reviewing and recommending action on cargo shortage and damage claims.
- Analyzing and applying appropriate precedents and regulations.
- Establishing rates with commercial carriers for special cargoes according to market
conditions.
- Analyzing statements of ship operating costs, and preparing estimates to adjust rates or
determine the most economical method of transportation.
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