How do they match: Bridge and Lock Tenders

  • Bridge and Lock Tenders

  • Lock Keeper
  • Lock Master
  • Lock Operator
  • Lock Repairer
  • Lock Tender
  • Lock Tender Operator
  • Lock and Dam Operator
  • Lock and Dam Repairer
  • Locks Tender
  • Dam Attendant
  • Gate Attendant

  • 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.

  • Attach ropes or cable lines to bitts on lock decks or wharfs to secure vessels.
  • Control machinery to open and close canal locks and dams, railroad or highway drawbridges, or horizontally or vertically adjustable bridges.
  • Direct movements of vessels in locks or bridge areas, using signals, telecommunication equipment, or loudspeakers.
  • Observe position and progress of vessels to ensure best use of lock spaces or bridge opening spaces.
  • Record names, types, and destinations of vessels passing through bridge openings or locks, and numbers of trains or vehicles crossing bridges.
  • Turn valves to increase or decrease water levels in locks.