Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

deck officertofisheries assistant engineer

A deck officer already meets 21% of what the fisheries assistant engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.

From deck officer
21%
Overlap1
To fisheries assistant engineer
4 Skills carried over
11 Required, not held
71.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

21%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

71.6/ 100

1 Share of the fisheries assistant engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the deck 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

Why this move works

A fisheries assistant engineer role treats 3 of its required skills as things a deck officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
  • international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
  • use maritime English

What stands in the way is 11 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fisheries assistant engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a deck officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships business, administration and law
  • already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea business, administration and law
  • already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System services
  • already held use maritime English communication, collaboration and creativity

All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the fisheries assistant engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 7 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 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 3 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held fisheries legislation required
  • required, not held fishing vessels required
  • required, not held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations required
  • optional, not held fisheries management optional
  • optional, not held quality of fish products optional
02 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held prevent sea pollution required
  • required, not held extinguish fires required
  • required, not held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate ship propulsion system required
  • required, not held operate ship rescue machinery required
  • optional, not held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system optional
04 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held manage ship emergency plans required
  • required, not held coordinate fire fighting required
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held train employees optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fisheries assistant engineer 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 4 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
  • already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
  • already held use maritime English skill
  • already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information and communication technologies (icts) 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
  • optional, not held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system optional
  • optional, not held fisheries management optional
  • optional, not held quality of fish products optional
  • optional, not held train employees optional
24 held skills the fisheries assistant engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role assess vessel status skill
  • not needed by the target role assist water-based navigation skill
  • not needed by the target role celestial navigation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure smooth on board operations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure vessel security skill
  • not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place skill
  • not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role manage staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate sails on vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role plot shipping navigation routes skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role secure ships using rope skill
  • not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology skill
  • not needed by the target role steer vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise loading of cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise unloading of cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use water navigation devices skill
  • not needed by the target role vessel points of sail knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vessel safety equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work in a water transport team skill
7 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 fisheries legislation required
  • required, not held fishing vessels required
  • required, not held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations required
  • required, not held pollution prevention required
  • optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
  • optional, not held fisheries management optional
  • optional, not held quality of fish products optional
Index

Other moves recorded from deck officer

Full index of moves from deck officer

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.