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Automations for Bridge Tenders

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.

O*NET occupation: Bridge and Lock Tenders (53-6011.00). The software list and tasks below come from that record, not from guesswork.

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Software bridge tenders use that we connect

What we can build for bridge tenders

The job’s documented tasks, most important first. Each is a request away.

  1. Turn valves to increase or decrease water levels in locks.Quote it
  2. Check that bridges are clear of vehicles and pedestrians prior to opening.Quote it
  3. Control machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges, or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges.Quote it
  4. Direct movements of vessels in locks or bridge areas, using signals, telecommunication equipment, or loudspeakers.Quote it
  5. Observe position and progress of vessels to ensure best use of lock spaces or bridge opening spaces.Quote it
  6. Stop automobile and pedestrian traffic on bridges, and lower automobile gates prior to moving bridges.Quote it

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