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

freight inspectortomarine cargo inspector

A freight inspector already meets 50% of what the marine cargo inspector role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From freight inspector
50%
Overlap1
To marine cargo inspector
11 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
51.4 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 51.4

This move: 51.4 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the marine cargo inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the freight inspector 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A marine cargo inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a freight inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held handle freight inspection equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations information skills
  • already held inspect freight information skills
  • already held adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles handling and moving
  • already held observe freight shipment loaders information skills
  • already held prepare freight shipment reports information skills

All 11 carried skills, including the 9 the marine cargo inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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 information skills 3 required
  • required, not held weigh shipments required
  • required, not held lead inspections required
  • required, not held undertake inspections required
02 services 3 required
  • required, not held components of a ship manifest required
  • required, not held types of cargo required
  • required, not held national regulations on handling cargo required
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held integrate Committee on Safe Seas guidelines into inspections required
  • required, not held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations required
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held international regulations for cargo handling required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate analytical insights optional
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a marine cargo inspector 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 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles skill
  • already held freight transport methods knowledge
  • already held handle freight inspection equipment skill
  • already held hazardous freight regulations knowledge
  • already held inspect freight skill
  • already held inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations skill
  • already held perform inspections required by international conventions skill
  • already held prepare freight shipment reports skill
  • already held principles of cargo stowage knowledge
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held observe freight shipment loaders skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held communicate analytical insights optional
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
16 held skills the marine cargo inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle skill
  • not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
  • not needed by the target role check for defects in railcars skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct fact finding skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with shipment regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role keep task records skill
  • not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages skill
  • not needed by the target role operate railway freight monitoring technologies skill
  • not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation 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 transportation methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use rigging tools 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 components of a ship manifest required
  • required, not held types of cargo required
  • required, not held international regulations for cargo handling required
  • required, not held national regulations on handling cargo required
Index
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.