aeronautical information service officertoaircraft dispatcher
A aeronautical information service officer already meets 22% of what the aircraft dispatcher role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
22%
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1 Share of the aircraft dispatcher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aeronautical information service officer profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A aircraft dispatcher role treats 5 of its required skills as things a aeronautical information service officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- ensure accuracy of aeronautical data
- prepare notices to airmen for pilots
- tolerate stress
- use different communication channels
- work in an aviation team
What stands in the way is 18 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aircraft dispatcher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aeronautical information service officer background worth leading with.
- already held ensure accuracy of aeronautical data information skills
- already held prepare notices to airmen for pilots communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held work in an aviation team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held tolerate stress management skills
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the aircraft dispatcher role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held calculate aircraft weight required
- required, not held consider weather conditions in flight decisions required
- required, not held prepare flight dispatch release required
- required, not held use meteorological information required
- required, not held create a flight plan required
- required, not held make time-critical decisions required
- required, not held meet deadlines required
- required, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time required
- required, not held apply airport standards and regulations required
- required, not held apply company policies required
- required, not held disseminate flight information required
- required, not held act reliably required
- required, not held air traffic control operations required
- required, not held aviation meteorology required
- required, not held assist pilot in execution of emergency landing required
- required, not held operate radio equipment required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a aircraft dispatcher role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assist pilot in execution of emergency landing skill · occupation specific
- 02 calculate aircraft weight skill · occupation specific
- 03 consider weather conditions in flight decisions skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held ensure accuracy of aeronautical data skill
- already held prepare notices to airmen for pilots skill
- already held tolerate stress skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held work in an aviation team skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held airport planning required
- required, not held use ICT systems required
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
9 held skills the aircraft dispatcher role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse data for aeronautical publications skill
- not needed by the target role common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with legal requirements skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safety in international aviation skill
- not needed by the target role follow airport safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use geographic information systems skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held air traffic control operations required
- required, not held airport planning required
- required, not held aviation meteorology required
Other moves recorded from aeronautical information service officer
- aeronautical information specialist 37% covered · substantial
- aviation data communications manager 29% covered · substantial
- air traffic manager 25% covered · substantial
- aviation communications and frequency coordination manager 23% covered · substantial
Full index of moves from aeronautical information service officer
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.