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

decksmantohelmsman

A decksman already meets 42% of what the helmsman role asks for. The move turns on 31 required skills not yet in the profile.

From decksman
42%
Overlap1
To helmsman
32 Skills carried over
31 Required, not held
72.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.6/ 100

1 Share of the helmsman role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the decksman 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 helmsman role treats 22 of its required skills as things a decksman already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways
  • apply regulations on cargo transport operations
  • assist anchoring operations
  • clean parts of vessels
  • communicate reports provided by passengers
  • distinguish various types of ships

What stands in the way is 31 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 32 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A helmsman role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a decksman background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held understand different types of locks and their operation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held perform vessel maintenance and cleaning working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held execute safety assurance exercises assisting and caring
  • already held follow procedures in the event of an alarm assisting and caring
  • already held operate life-saving appliances working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use equipment for safe stowage working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 32 carried skills, including the 22 the helmsman role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 43 missing skills fall into 12 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 7 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain ship stability in relation to weight of passengers required
  • required, not held anchor ships to the port required
  • required, not held assess trim of vessels required
  • required, not held manage vessel control systems required
  • required, not held navigate European inland waterways required
  • required, not held use modern electronic navigational aids required
  • required, not held use radar navigation required
  • optional, not held contribute to bilge and ballast operations optional
  • optional, not held recognise abnormalities on board optional
02 services 7 required
  • required, not held anchors used in inland water transport required
  • required, not held international waterways required
  • required, not held national waterways required
  • required, not held physical parts of the vessel required
  • required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
  • required, not held vessel points of sail required
  • required, not held vessel traffic services required
03 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assess stability of vessels required
  • required, not held distinguish ship construction methods required
  • required, not held evaluate engine performance required
  • required, not held use meteorological information required
  • optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
04 management skills 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held supervise loading of cargo required
  • required, not held supervise movement of crew required
  • required, not held supervise movement of passengers required
  • required, not held supervise unloading of cargo required
  • optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
05 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan required
  • required, not held restrict passenger access to specific areas on board required
  • required, not held verify qualifications of water transport crew required
  • optional, not held implement workplace drug policies optional
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held functions of vessel deck equipment required
  • required, not held inland waterway ship building required
  • optional, not held electrical systems used in transportation optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a helmsman 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 32 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways skill
  • already held apply regulations on cargo transport operations skill
  • already held assist anchoring operations skill
  • already held clean parts of vessels skill
  • already held communicate reports provided by passengers skill
  • already held distinguish various types of ships skill
  • already held ensure integrity of hull skill
  • already held european classification of inland waterways knowledge
  • already held execute safety assurance exercises skill
  • already held facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers skill
  • already held follow procedures in the event of an alarm skill
  • already held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations skill
  • already held international regulations for cargo handling knowledge
  • already held moor vessels skill
  • already held national regulations on handling cargo knowledge
  • already held operate life-saving appliances skill
  • already held passenger transport regulations knowledge
  • already held swim skill
  • already held understand different types of locks and their operation skill
  • already held unmoor vessels skill
  • already held use equipment for safe stowage skill
  • already held vessel stability principles knowledge
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held comply with checklists skill
  • already held implement environmental protection measures skill
  • already held manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation skill
  • already held manipulate sails on vessels skill
  • already held perform vessel maintenance and cleaning skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held show intercultural awareness skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held work in a water transport team skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held stow cargo required
  • required, not held adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles required
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held manage emergency situations on board required
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held provide feedback on job performance optional
  • optional, not held use maritime English optional
09 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held multimodal transport logistics required
10 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held detect malfunctions in engines optional
11 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held vessel fuels optional
12 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held contribute to bilge and ballast operations optional
  • optional, not held detect malfunctions in engines optional
  • optional, not held electrical systems used in transportation optional
  • optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
  • optional, not held recognise abnormalities on board optional
  • optional, not held vessel fuels optional
  • optional, not held apply conflict management optional
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
  • optional, not held implement workplace drug policies optional
  • optional, not held perform risk analysis optional
  • optional, not held provide feedback on job performance optional
  • optional, not held use maritime English optional
26 held skills the helmsman role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role clean ships skill
  • not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role inland waterway police regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role launch lifeboats skill
  • not needed by the target role load cargo onto ships skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ropes skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain service record book skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vessel engine room skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vessel technical equipment according to instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role manage on board hazards skill
  • not needed by the target role paint ship decks skill
  • not needed by the target role perform daily maintenance on ship machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare engine room for operation skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare simple meals on board skill
  • not needed by the target role principles of combustion engines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role read stowage plans skill
  • not needed by the target role secure ships using rope skill
  • not needed by the target role types of cargo knowledge
  • not needed by the target role undertake navigation safety actions skill
  • not needed by the target role use ballasts skill
  • not needed by the target role use different types of fire extinguishers skill
  • not needed by the target role use waterway traffic control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role vessel safety equipment knowledge
12 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 anchors used in inland water transport required
  • required, not held functions of vessel deck equipment required
  • required, not held inland waterway ship building required
  • required, not held international waterways required
  • required, not held national waterways required
  • required, not held physical parts of the vessel required
  • required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
  • required, not held vessel points of sail required
  • required, not held vessel traffic services required
  • required, not held multimodal transport logistics required
  • optional, not held electrical systems used in transportation optional
  • optional, not held vessel fuels optional
Index

Other moves recorded from decksman

Full index of moves from decksman

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.