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Ability Areas

Learn about the most important abilities for Ship and Boat Captains. Also, find out how proficient you have to be in each ability.

Importance*More Info
1.Oral Expression85
2.Oral Comprehension81
3.Gross Body Equilibrium78
Problem Sensitivity78
5.Sound Localization75
Night Vision75
7.Control Precision72
Selective Attention72
Spatial Orientation72
10.Auditory Attention69
* Importance out of 100

Score Key
  Importance for success in this profession
  Level of proficiency needed
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Ability Area Scores

Oral Expression
The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
85
55
Cancel newspaper delivery by phoneGive instructions to a lost motoristExplain advanced principles of genetics to college freshmen
Oral Comprehension
The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
81
57
Understand a television commercialUnderstand a coach's oral instructions for a sportUnderstand a lecture on advanced physics
Gross Body Equilibrium
The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
78
71
Read a roadside billboardFocus a slide projectorDetect differences in ships on the horizon
Problem Sensitivity
The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem.
78
63
Recognize that an unplugged lamp won't workRecognize from the mood of prisoners that a prison riot is likely to occurRecognize an illness at an early stage of a disease when there are only a few symptoms
Sound Localization
The ability to tell the direction from which a sound originated.
75
50
Call numbers in a bingo gameMake announcements over the loudspeaker at a sports eventGive a lecture to a large audience
Night Vision
The ability to see under low light conditions.
75
50
Merge a car into traffic on a city streetOperate a crane to move materials from a truck bed to the groundThrow a long pass to a closely guarded teammate
Control Precision
The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
72
55
Adjust a room light with a dimmer switchAdjust farm tractor controlsDrill a tooth
Selective Attention
The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.
72
54
Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearbyMonitor security TV screens for intruders throughout the night shiftStudy a technical manual in a noisy boiler room
Spatial Orientation
The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.
72
61
Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mallFind your way through a dark room without hitting anythingNavigate an ocean voyage using only the positions of the sun and stars
Auditory Attention
The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds.
69
48
Recognize the voice of a coworkerIdentify a former customer's voice over the telephoneUnderstand a speech presented by someone with a strange accent