Table 1Transition record

air traffic safety techniciantosecond officer

A air traffic safety technician already meets 39% of what the second officer role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From air traffic safety technician

39%

Overlap1

To second officer

12 Skills carried over

16 Required, not held

65.8 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.8/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the second officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the air traffic safety technician 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

Why this move works

A second officer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a air traffic safety technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

address aircraft mechanical issues
air transport law
aircraft flight control systems
airport safety regulations
aviation meteorology
common aviation safety regulations

What stands in the way is 16 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A second officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a air traffic safety technician background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held perform aircraft maintenance working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held address aircraft mechanical issues working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held airport safety regulations services
already held operate cockpit control panels working with machinery and specialised equipment
already held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation assisting and caring
already held electrical systems used in transportation engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 12 carried skills, including the 12 the second officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 assisting and caring 6 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure compliance with airport security measures required
required, not held ensure public safety and security required
required, not held comply with checklists required
required, not held deal with challenging work conditions required
required, not held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations required
required, not held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements required

optional, not held apply airport standards and regulations optional

02 information skills 5 required

required, not held carry out navigational calculations required
required, not held inspect aircraft required
required, not held perform routine flight operations checks required
required, not held interpret visual literacy required
required, not held read 3D displays required

03 management skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held ensure smooth on board operations required
required, not held handle stressful situations in the work place required

optional, not held consider economic criteria in decision making optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional

04 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held geographic areas required

optional, not held geostationary satellites optional
optional, not held launching of satellites into orbit optional

05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held follow verbal instructions required

optional, not held respond to changing navigation circumstances optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required

required, not held airport planning required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a second officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held address aircraft mechanical issues skill
already held air transport law knowledge
already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
already held airport safety regulations knowledge
already held aviation meteorology knowledge
already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
already held electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
already held electronics knowledge
already held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
already held operate cockpit control panels skill
already held perform aircraft maintenance skill
already held use meteorological information skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 working with computers 1 supplementary

optional, not held have computer literacy optional

08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary

optional, not held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements optional

8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held apply airport standards and regulations optional
optional, not held geostationary satellites optional
optional, not held respond to changing navigation circumstances optional
optional, not held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements optional
optional, not held consider economic criteria in decision making optional
optional, not held have computer literacy optional
optional, not held launching of satellites into orbit optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional

43 held skills the second officer role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role advise aircraft in hazardous conditions skill
not needed by the target role air traffic control operations knowledge
not needed by the target role air traffic management knowledge
not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
not needed by the target role airport electrical systems knowledge
not needed by the target role assess operating cost skill
not needed by the target role assist in the conducting of flight checks skill
not needed by the target role carry out preventive airport maintenance skill
not needed by the target role comply with air traffic control operations skill
not needed by the target role conduct airport safety inspections skill
not needed by the target role conduct safe aircraft marshalling skill
not needed by the target role deal with air traffic issues skill
not needed by the target role debug software skill
not needed by the target role design control systems skill
not needed by the target role design electrical systems skill
not needed by the target role design electronic systems skill
not needed by the target role electrical engineering knowledge
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 follow industry codes of practice for aviation safety skill
not needed by the target role global navigation satellite system performance parameters knowledge
not needed by the target role implement airside safety procedures skill
not needed by the target role implement safety management systems skill
not needed by the target role implement the airside safety auditing system skill
not needed by the target role inspect aircraft for airworthiness skill
not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role install software skill
not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
not needed by the target role manage air navigation services skill
not needed by the target role monitor customer safety on apron skill
not needed by the target role operate radar equipment skill
not needed by the target role oversee quality control skill
not needed by the target role perform necessary checks before moving aircraft onto stand skill
not needed by the target role safety engineering knowledge
not needed by the target role surveillance radars knowledge
not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
not needed by the target role test circuitry skill
not needed by the target role test electrical equipment skill
not needed by the target role types of aircraft knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake navigation safety actions skill

3 further entries not listed here

4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier

required, not held airport planning required
required, not held geographic areas required
optional, not held geostationary satellites optional
optional, not held launching of satellites into orbit optional

Index

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Note

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.