deck officertoskipper
A deck officer already meets 16% of what the skipper role asks for. The move turns on 45 required skills not yet in the profile.
16%
89.6/ 100
1 Share of the skipper 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 this move works
A skipper role treats 8 of its required skills as things a deck officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- ensure vessel security
- manipulate sails on vessels
- plot shipping navigation routes
- provide first aid
- steer vessels
- use water navigation devices
What stands in the way is 45 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A skipper 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.
- already held plot shipping navigation routes working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held steer vessels working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held manipulate sails on vessels working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held vessel points of sail services
- already held ensure vessel security information skills
- already held secure ships using rope working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the skipper role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 52 missing skills fall into 11 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 adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways required
- required, not held ensure integrity of hull required
- required, not held ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan required
- required, not held ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
- required, not held manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation required
- required, not held restrict passenger access to specific areas on board required
- required, not held undertake navigation safety actions required
- required, not held prepare safety exercises on ships required
- optional, not held verify qualifications of water transport crew optional
- optional, not held implement environmental protection measures optional
- required, not held analyse reports provided by passengers required
- required, not held assess stability of vessels required
- required, not held calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel required
- required, not held conduct analysis of ship data required
- required, not held distinguish ship construction methods required
- required, not held distinguish various types of ships required
- required, not held read stowage plans required
- required, not held use meteorological information required
- optional, not held analyse travel alternatives optional
- optional, not held maintain updated professional knowledge optional
- required, not held european classification of inland waterways required
- required, not held international waterways required
- required, not held national waterways required
- required, not held passenger transport regulations required
- required, not held physical parts of the vessel required
- required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
- required, not held vessel stability principles required
- required, not held national regulations on handling cargo required
- required, not held assess trim of vessels required
- required, not held conduct water navigation required
- required, not held navigate European inland waterways required
- required, not held recognise abnormalities on board required
- required, not held use modern electronic navigational aids required
- required, not held use radar navigation required
- required, not held assume highest level of responsibility in inland water transportation required
- required, not held monitor crew members operating engines required
- required, not held compose stowage plans required
- required, not held coordinate the itineraries of vessels required
- required, not held manage vessel cargo activities required
- optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
- required, not held instruct on technical shore-based operations required
- required, not held communicate mooring plans required
- required, not held provide on-board safety training required
- optional, not held act reliably optional
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a skipper role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assume highest level of responsibility in inland water transportation skill · occupation specific
- 02 instruct on technical shore-based operations skill · occupation specific
- 03 monitor crew members operating engines 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 11 skills that carry over
- already held ensure vessel security skill
- already held manipulate sails on vessels skill
- already held plot shipping navigation routes skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held steer vessels skill
- already held use water navigation devices skill
- already held vessel points of sail knowledge
- already held vessel safety equipment knowledge
- already held manage staff skill
- already held secure ships using rope skill
- already held use maritime English skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held inland waterway police regulations required
- required, not held international regulations for cargo handling required
- required, not held multimodal transport logistics required
- required, not held functions of vessel deck equipment required
- required, not held inland waterway ship building required
- required, not held secure cargo in stowage required
- required, not held vessel fuels required
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held analyse travel alternatives optional
- optional, not held verify qualifications of water transport crew optional
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held create a work atmosphere of continuous improvement optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held implement environmental protection measures optional
- optional, not held maintain updated professional knowledge optional
17 held skills the skipper role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- not needed by the target role International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- 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 handle stressful situations in the work place skill
- not needed by the target role international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
- not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology 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 work in a water transport team skill
14 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 european classification of inland waterways required
- required, not held functions of vessel deck equipment required
- required, not held inland waterway police regulations required
- required, not held inland waterway ship building required
- required, not held international waterways required
- required, not held national waterways required
- required, not held passenger transport regulations required
- required, not held physical parts of the vessel required
- required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
- required, not held vessel fuels required
- required, not held vessel stability principles required
- required, not held international regulations for cargo handling required
- required, not held multimodal transport logistics required
- required, not held national regulations on handling cargo required
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.