fisheries deckhandtosailor
A fisheries deckhand already meets 54% of what the sailor role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
54%
53.4/ 100
1 Share of the sailor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fisheries deckhand 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 sailor role treats 13 of its required skills as things a fisheries deckhand already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- assist anchoring operations
- clean ships
- follow verbal instructions
- follow work procedures
- moor vessels
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 · What you already bring
Of the 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sailor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fisheries deckhand background worth leading with.
- already held operate echo sounding equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate traditional water depth measurement equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held prepare deck equipment handling and moving
- already held clean ships handling and moving
- already held prepare lifeboats working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held assist anchoring operations working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 17 carried skills, including the 13 the sailor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 8 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 steer vessels in ports required
- required, not held anchor ships to the port required
- required, not held guide ships into docks required
- required, not held ensure public safety and security required
- required, not held use different types of fire extinguishers required
- optional, not held deal with challenging work conditions optional
- required, not held watch for maritime navigation aids required
- required, not held communicate reports provided by passengers required
- required, not held follow written instructions required
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- required, not held clean parts of vessels required
- optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
- required, not held paint ship decks required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a sailor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 anchors used in maritime water transport knowledge · occupation specific
- 02 steer vessels in ports skill · occupation specific
- 03 watch for maritime navigation aids 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 17 skills that carry over
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- already held assist anchoring operations skill
- already held clean ships skill
- already held follow verbal instructions skill
- already held follow work procedures skill
- already held moor vessels skill
- already held operate echo sounding equipment skill
- already held operate traditional water depth measurement equipment skill
- already held prepare deck equipment skill
- already held prepare lifeboats skill
- already held secure ships using rope skill
- already held unmoor vessels skill
- already held use maritime English skill
- already held assist in maritime rescue operations skill
- already held conduct on board safety inspections skill
- already held perform lookout duties during maritime operations skill
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held anchors used in maritime water transport required
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held deal with challenging work conditions optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
46 held skills the sailor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- not needed by the target role adapt to changes on a boat skill
- not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
- not needed by the target role assist in ship maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role assist with emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system skill
- not needed by the target role cope with challenging circumstances in the fishery sector skill
- not needed by the target role deterioration of fish products knowledge
- not needed by the target role extinguish fires skill
- not needed by the target role fire-fighting systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role fisheries legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role fisheries management knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing gear knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow hygienic practices in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role handle cargo skill
- not needed by the target role handle fish products skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain safe engineering watches skill
- not needed by the target role maintain safe navigation watches skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vessel safety and emergency equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage engine-room resources skill
- not needed by the target role maritime meteorology knowledge
- not needed by the target role mark migrating fish skill
- not needed by the target role operate ship equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate ship rescue machinery skill
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
- not needed by the target role preserve fish products skill
- not needed by the target role provide radio services in emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality of fish products knowledge
- not needed by the target role relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
- not needed by the target role report to captain skill
- not needed by the target role risks associated with undertaking fishing operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role support fishery training procedures skill
- not needed by the target role support vessel manoeuvres skill
- not needed by the target role survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment skill
6 further entries not listed here
1 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 anchors used in maritime water transport 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.