Table 1Transition record

marine cargo inspectortonon-vessel operating common carrier

A marine cargo inspector already meets 17% of what the non-vessel operating common carrier role asks for. The move turns on 20 required skills not yet in the profile.

From marine cargo inspector

17%

Overlap1

To non-vessel operating common carrier

6 Skills carried over

20 Required, not held

83.1 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

17%

Learning distance A rebuild

83.1/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the non-vessel operating common carrier role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the marine cargo 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.

Why

Why this move works

A non-vessel operating common carrier role treats 4 of its required skills as things a marine cargo inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations
prepare freight shipment reports
principles of cargo stowage
weigh shipments

What stands in the way is 20 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A non-vessel operating common carrier role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine cargo inspector background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held weigh shipments information skills
already held prepare freight shipment reports information skills
already held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations assisting and caring
already held principles of cargo stowage services
already held act reliably communication, collaboration and creativity
already held have computer literacy working with computers

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the non-vessel operating common carrier role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 27 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.

Skill to acquire Tier

01 management skills 7 required

required, not held coordinate export transportation activities required
required, not held coordinate import transportation activities required
required, not held manage freight payment methods required
required, not held match vessels to shipping routes required
required, not held oversee cargo storage requirements required
required, not held plan transport operations required
required, not held set import export strategies required

02 information skills 5 required

required, not held analyse shipping rates required
required, not held handle shipment paperwork required
required, not held keep up-to-date to current customs regulations required
required, not held manage import export licenses required
required, not held prepare bills of lading required

03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held book cargo required
required, not held make bids in forward auctions required
required, not held use maritime English required

optional, not held negotiate logistics services optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

04 assisting and caring 2 required

required, not held control trade commercial documentation required
required, not held ensure compliance with shipment regulations required

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held international tariffs required

optional, not held international business optional

06 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held cartography required

optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a non-vessel operating common carrier 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 6 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations skill
already held prepare freight shipment reports skill
already held principles of cargo stowage knowledge
already held weigh shipments skill
already held act reliably skill
already held have computer literacy skill

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 services 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held types of packaging used in industrial shipments required

optional, not held vessel stability principles optional

08 handling and moving 1 supplementary

optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional

7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held negotiate logistics services optional
optional, not held receive shipment packaging information optional
optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
optional, not held vessel stability principles optional
optional, not held communicate with customers optional
optional, not held international business optional
optional, not held use different communication channels optional

16 held skills the non-vessel operating common carrier role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles skill
not needed by the target role communicate analytical insights skill
not needed by the target role components of a ship manifest knowledge
not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
not needed by the target role handle freight inspection equipment skill
not needed by the target role hazardous freight regulations knowledge
not needed by the target role inspect freight skill
not needed by the target role inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations skill
not needed by the target role integrate Committee on Safe Seas guidelines into inspections skill
not needed by the target role international regulations for cargo handling knowledge
not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
not needed by the target role national regulations on handling cargo knowledge
not needed by the target role observe freight shipment loaders skill
not needed by the target role perform inspections required by international conventions skill
not needed by the target role types of cargo knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill

6 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 cartography required
required, not held international tariffs required
required, not held types of packaging used in industrial shipments required
optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
optional, not held vessel stability principles optional
optional, not held international business optional

Index

Other moves recorded from marine cargo inspector

Full index of moves from marine cargo inspector

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.