STATION OPERATOR

  

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STATION OPERATOR

Specialty Definition: STATION OPERATOR

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Occupations

Operates electric, diesel, gas, or automated pumping equipment to pump and route petroleum products through pipelines at main-line or terminal stations according to instructions and destination: Turns valves and starts engines to pump oil through station. Reads flow and pressure meters, and turns valves to vary pumping rate and line pressure, according to specifications. Turns handwheel or directs GAUGER (petrol. & gas; petrol. refin.; pipe lines) to open or close pipeline valves to direct flow of oil to storage tanks according to grade; to direct flow of oil through station and along pipeline, according to destination; or to switch oil to alternative pipelines to prevent contamination between grades. Inspects pumping equipment to detect malfunctioning and leaks. Lubricates machinery, and repairs and adjusts pumps and equipment, using handtools. Records pressures, temperature, and flow rates, and maintains records of oil stock and oil receipts. May pump natural gas or natural gas liquid products. May gauge and test oil or direct work of GAUGERS (petrol. & gas; petrol. refin.; pipe lines). May use radiotelephone equipment. (references)
 Receives complaints from public concerning crimes and police emergencies, broadcasts orders to police radio patrol units in vicinity to investigate complaint, and relays instructions or questions from remote units. Records calls broadcast and complaints received. In some municipalities coordinates all police, fire, ambulance, and other emergency requests, relaying instructions to radio unit concerned. May make operating adjustments to transmitting equipment where station is not automatic and be required to hold federal license. May transmit and receive messages between divisions of own agency and other law enforcement agencies. May monitor silent alarm system to detect illegal entry into business establishments. May contact POLICE OFFICERS (government ser.) I 375.263-014 and GUARDS, SCHOOL-CROSSING (government ser.) 371.567-010 to verify assignment locations. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Photo Album: STATION OPERATOR

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Service station operator, Seminole, Oklahoma. Credit: Library of Congress.

Filling station operator talking to traveler near Northampton, Massachusetts. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

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Non-Fiction Usage: STATION OPERATOR

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Business

Recently, DGPT has granted license to Vishipel, under which the company is allowed to provide Inmarsat access services as Land Earth Station Operator, Inmarsat services as Inmarsat Service Provider and ship-to-shore and shore-to-ship radiocommunication services. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

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Expression: STATION OPERATOR

Expression using "STATION OPERATOR": aeronautical station operator. Additional references.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translation: STATION OPERATOR

Language Translations for "STATION OPERATOR"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Hungarian

  

légi navigációs állomás kezelõ (aeronautical station operator), légi navigációs állomás üzembentartó (aeronautical station operator). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

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Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: STATION OPERATOR

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-e-i-n-o-o-o-p-r-r-s-t-t-t"

-2 letters: protonotaries.

-3 letters: potentiators, protestation.

-4 letters: perorations, potentiator, praetorians, prostration, reparations, restoration.

-5 letters: intertroop, intrastate, operations, peroration, personator, praetorian, pretorians, pronatores, prorations, protestant, protonates, reparation, resorption, separation, trattorias.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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INDEX

1. Images: Photo Album
2. Quotations: Non-fiction
3. Expressions
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Bibliography


  

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