Job Description:

• 1) Observes vessels passing inland-waterway checkpoint, using binoculars, to verify identity and ascertain speed and direction.

• 2) Telephones observations to designated control point, such as drawbridge or lock station.

• 3) Reports movements of overdue vessels to estimate arrival time at specified points along waterway.

• 4) Notifies waterway officials or other authorities of accidents, distress signals from passing vessels, obstructions, and other unusual conditions observed from checkpoint.

• 5) Records observations in log.