dock master

Wharf operations chief

A dock master is the official responsible for managing operations at a dock or harbor.

The role involves overseeing vessel arrivals and departures, assigning berths, coordinating loading and unloading, and ensuring safety regulations are followed: The dock master directed the freighter to pier seven.

Also spelled dockmaster.

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vessel · berth · port · marina · boat slip · shore leave · tides · tide chart · ropes · cargo · cargo hold · ship manifest · shipping · anchor · quay · bollard · gangway · harbormaster

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maritime authority domain

dock mastership captain

Commander of a vessel

sea captain · captain · skipper · navigator · helmsman

hierarchical position

dock masterdock worker

Person loading harbor freight

longshoreman · stevedore · deckhand · dockhand · cargo handler

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dock, master, docks, docked, docking, docker, dockage, dockyard, dockland

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