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

engine mindertoship assistant engineer

A engine minder already meets 35% of what the ship assistant engineer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From engine minder
35%
Overlap1
To ship assistant engineer
12 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
70.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 70.2

This move: 70.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the ship assistant engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the engine minder 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.

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 ship assistant engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a engine minder background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate vessel engine room working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held apply vessel engine regulations assisting and caring
  • already held detect malfunctions in engines constructing
  • already held prepare engine room for operation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held maintain vessel engine room constructing
  • already held moor vessels working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the ship assistant engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 10 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 8 required
  • required, not held manage on-board water systems required
  • required, not held manage ship electrical systems required
  • required, not held manage vessel engines and systems required
  • required, not held operate diesel propulsion plants required
  • required, not held operate sewage treatment plans on ships required
  • required, not held prepare lifeboats required
  • required, not held repair vessel mechanical systems required
  • required, not held provide support in vessel machinery systems required
02 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform routine lube oil tests required
  • required, not held maintain vessel inventory required
  • optional, not held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology optional
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held operate fire extinguishers required
  • required, not held use different types of fire extinguishers required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held use maritime English required
  • optional, not held advise on maritime regulations optional
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held perform routine maintenance of ship engines required
06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held regulation on the discharge of raw materials into the sea required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ship 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
  • already held engine components knowledge
  • already held maintain vessel engine room skill
  • already held moor vessels skill
  • already held operate vessel engine room skill
  • already held operation of different engines knowledge
  • already held prepare engine room for operation skill
  • already held principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held unmoor vessels skill
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held apply vessel engine regulations skill
  • already held detect malfunctions in engines skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held perform bunkering required
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held International Maritime Organisation conventions optional
10 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held physics optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held International Maritime Organisation conventions optional
  • optional, not held advise on maritime regulations optional
  • optional, not held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
21 held skills the ship assistant engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role apply regulations on cargo transport operations skill
  • not needed by the target role clean parts of vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with checklists skill
  • not needed by the target role distinguish various types of ships skill
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
  • not needed by the target role execute safety assurance exercises skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role inland waterway ship building knowledge
  • not needed by the target role manage vessel control systems skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor pumping system operations skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare equipment for navigation operations skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare main engines for navigation operations skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent damage to electrical devices on board skill
  • not needed by the target role principles of combustion engines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role swim skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role vessel fuels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work in a water transport team skill
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 regulation on the discharge of raw materials into the sea required
  • required, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
  • optional, not held International Maritime Organisation conventions optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from engine minder

Full index of moves from engine minder

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.