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K - knowledge
L - language skills and knowledge
S - skills
S1 - communication, collaboration and creativity
S2 - information skills
S3 - assisting and caring
S4 - management skills
S5 - working with computers
S6 - handling and moving
S7 - constructing
S8 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
S8.0 - working with machinery and specialised equipment
S8.1 - operating mobile plant
S8.2 - driving vehicles
S8.3 - operating watercraft
S8.4 - operating machinery for the extraction and processing of raw materials
S8.5 - operating machinery for the manufacture of products
S8.6 - using precision instrumentation and equipment
S8.6.0 - using precision instrumentation and equipment
S8.6.1 - operating medical equipment
S8.6.2 - operating audio-visual equipment
S8.6.3 - operating scientific and laboratory equipment
S8.6.4 - operating communications equipment
- align antennae with receiving dishes
- assess vessel status
- broadcast using Internet Protocol
- carry out ship-to-shore operations
- communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system
- coordinate the allocation of Mode S radars to Interrogator Codes
- interfere with enemy communications
- monitor quality of broadcasts
- operate airport control tower
- operate an emergency communication system
- operate broadcast equipment
- operate call distribution system
- operate marine communication systems
- operate maritime communication equipment
- operate port communications systems
- operate private branch exchange
- operate radar equipment
- operate radio dispatch systems for taxis
- operate radio equipment
- operate radio navigation instruments
- operate railway communication systems
- operate remote broadcast equipment
- operate tote board
- operate train signalling equipment
- operate two-way radio systems
- perform scrambling operations
- set up portable field transmission equipment
- solve location and navigation problems by using GPS tools
- use a complex communication system
- use aeronautical mobile service communications
- use communication equipment
- use modern electronic navigational aids
- use radar navigation
- use water navigation devices
- use waterway traffic control systems
S8.6.5 - operating precision industrial equipment
S8.6.6 - using precision measuring equipment
S8.7 - installing, maintaining and repairing mechanical equipment
S8.8 - installing, maintaining and repairing electrical, electronic and precision equipment
S8.9 - operating aircraft
T - transversal skills and competences

use communication devices

skills

working with machinery and specialised equipment

using precision instrumentation and equipment

operating communications equipment

use communication devices

Description

Description

Operate communication devices in order to interact with customers, colleagues, and others.

Alternative Labels

carry out activities using communication equipment

communicate using communication devices

communicate using communication equipment

conduct communications operations using communication devices

operate communication devices

operate communication equipment

perform communication activities using communication devices

use communication equipment

utilise communication devices

utilise communication equipment

Skill type

skill

Skill reusability level

cross-sector skills and competences

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ESCO is a Europe 2020 initiative.

DG Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion of the European Commission developed ESCO in collaboration with stakeholders and with the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop).

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Current version: ESCO v1.1.2 (Last update 22/02/2024)