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Marine Cargo Surveyor

Precision Business Solutions, LLC
Metairie, LA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/25/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 11/18/2025

***NOTE - THIS IS NOT A FIXED-LOCATION JOB. JOB LOCATION CAN VARY ANYWHERE FROM BATON ROUGE, LA TO MOUTH OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER (ON EITHER BANK/SIDE OF THE RIVER) WITH OUT-OF-STATE TRAVEL ON OCCASION.***

Entry-level position in this field with room for rapid advancement if you show the willingness to put in the time and effort to learn new skills and be a dependable employee.

Applicants without a valid TWIC card and driver's license in their possession will NOT be considered for this position, this is not-negotiable. No receipts, expired documents, or pending credentials will be accepted. You MUST have valid credentials.

Candidate will be classified as an independent contractor/ 1099 non-employee. Please ensure that you are familiar with non-applicability of FLSA laws with regard to employees classified as independent contractors.

Must have your own transportation and working phone at all times.

  • Marine Cargo Surveyor: Inspects cargoes of seagoing vessels to certify compliance with national and international health and safety regulations in cargo handling and stowage;
  • Reads vessel documents that set forth cargo loading and securing procedures, capacities, and stability factors to ascertain cargo capabilities according to design and cargo regulations;
  • Advises crew in techniques of stowing dangerous and heavy cargo, for example use of extra support beams (deck bedding), shoring, and additional stronger lashings, according to knowledge of hazards present when shipping grain, explosives, logs, and heavy machinery;
  • Inspects loaded, secured cargo in holds and lashed to decks to ascertain that pertinent cargo handling regulations have been observed. Issues certificate of compliance when violations are not detected;
  • Recommends remedial procedures to correct deficiencies. Measures ship holds and depth of fuel and water in tanks, using sounding line and tape measure, and reads draft markings to ascertain depth of vessel in water;
  • Times roll of ship, using stopwatch. Calculates hold capacities, volume of stored fuel and water, weight of cargo, and ship stability factors, using standard mathematical formulas and calculator;
  • Analyzes data obtained from survey, formulates recommendations pertaining to vessel capacities, and writes report of findings. and;
  • Inspects cargo handling devices, for example boom, hoists, and derricks, to identify need for maintenance.

Other duties may be required as per the needs of individual clients.

Job Type: Contract

Pay: From $16.00 per hour

People with a criminal record are encouraged to apply

Work Location: On the road

Salary : $16

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