airport maintenance techniciantoaviation safety officer
A airport maintenance technician already meets 26% of what the aviation safety officer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
26%
71.1/ 100
1 Share of the aviation safety officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the airport maintenance 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 this move works
A aviation safety officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a airport maintenance technician already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- airport safety regulations
- identify airport safety hazards
- report airport security incidents
- use different communication channels
- work in an aviation team
What stands in the way is 12 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 aviation safety officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a airport maintenance technician background worth leading with.
- already held report airport security incidents information skills
- already held airport safety regulations services
- already held identify airport safety hazards information skills
- already held work in an aviation team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the aviation safety officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 18 missing skills fall into 6 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 implement safety management systems required
- required, not held carry out evacuation of airport in an emergency required
- required, not held ensure data protection in aviation operations required
- required, not held follow ethical code of conduct in transport services required
- required, not held follow industry codes of practice for aviation safety required
- required, not held adhere to standards of national and international safety programmes required
- required, not held framework for a safety management system required
- required, not held aviation standards and recommended practices required
- required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
- required, not held stay alert required
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held apply conflict management optional
- optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
- required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
- optional, not held airport operating environment optional
- required, not held perform safety data analysis required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a aviation safety officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 framework for a safety management system knowledge · occupation specific
- 02 implement safety management systems skill · occupation specific
- 03 aviation standards and recommended practices knowledge · sector 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 airport safety regulations knowledge
- already held identify airport safety hazards skill
- already held report airport security incidents skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held work in an aviation team skill
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held airport operating environment optional
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held adapt to changing situations optional
- optional, not held apply conflict management optional
- optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
28 held skills the aviation safety officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role address damage to paved surfaces in airports skill
- not needed by the target role airport electrical systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role apply airport lighting cleaning procedures skill
- not needed by the target role apply airport lighting maintenance procedures skill
- not needed by the target role apply airport standards and regulations skill
- not needed by the target role carry out preventive airport maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role causes of damage to paved surfaces in airports knowledge
- not needed by the target role clean contaminants from airport runways skill
- not needed by the target role comply with regulations on unpaved areas of airports skill
- not needed by the target role ensure functionality of airport lighting systems skill
- not needed by the target role execute working instructions skill
- not needed by the target role follow airport snow control plan skill
- not needed by the target role follow manufacturer guidelines in use of airport equipment skill
- not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
- not needed by the target role handle high voltage of airport lighting skill
- not needed by the target role interact with airport stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role keep airport drainage systems functional skill
- not needed by the target role keep airport runways clear of obstacles skill
- not needed by the target role keep markings legible skill
- not needed by the target role keep signs legible skill
- not needed by the target role maintain availability of spare parts skill
- not needed by the target role operate various kinds of grass maintenance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
- not needed by the target role prepare notices to airmen for airport terminal services skill
- not needed by the target role preserve airport maintenance equipment skill
- not needed by the target role remove snow from airport operational areas skill
- not needed by the target role schedule maintenance of airport electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role visual aid systems in airports knowledge
5 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 framework for a safety management system required
- required, not held aviation standards and recommended practices required
- required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
- required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
- optional, not held airport operating environment optional
Other moves recorded from airport maintenance technician
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.