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AI for Bridge Tenders

Robert MacKelfresh

By Robert MacKelfresh

Founder, Automation Squad

Operate and tend bridges, canal locks, and lighthouses to permit marine passage on inland waterways, near shores, and at danger points in waterway passages. May supervise such operations. Includes drawbridge operators, lock operators, and slip bridge operators.

Bridge and Lock Tenders · O*NET 53-6011.00 · Job Zone 2 · sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor occupation database

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What this job involves

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  1. Turn valves to increase or decrease water levels in locks.
  2. Check that bridges are clear of vehicles and pedestrians prior to opening.
  3. Control machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges, or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges.
  4. Direct movements of vessels in locks or bridge areas, using signals, telecommunication equipment, or loudspeakers.
  5. Observe position and progress of vessels to ensure best use of lock spaces or bridge opening spaces.
  6. Stop automobile and pedestrian traffic on bridges, and lower automobile gates prior to moving bridges.
  7. Raise drawbridges and observe passage of water traffic or lower drawbridges and raise automobile gates.
  8. Maintain and guard stations in bridges to check waterways for boat traffic.
  9. Record names, types, and destinations of vessels passing through bridge openings or locks, and numbers of trains or vehicles crossing bridges.
  10. Observe approaching vessels to determine size and speed, and listen for whistle signals indicating desire to pass.
  11. Move levers to activate traffic signals, navigation lights, and alarms.
  12. Clean and lubricate equipment, and make minor repairs and adjustments.
  13. Write and submit maintenance work requisitions.
  14. Inspect canal and bridge equipment, and areas, such as roadbeds, for damage or defects, reporting problems to supervisors as necessary.
  15. Log data, such as water levels and weather conditions.
  16. Attach ropes or cable lines to bitts on lock decks or wharfs to secure vessels.
  17. Prepare accident reports.
  18. Perform maintenance duties, such as sweeping, painting, and yard work to keep facilities clean and in order.
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