Table 1Transition record

marine cargo inspectortostevedore superintendent

A marine cargo inspector already meets 16% of what the stevedore superintendent role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From marine cargo inspector

16%

Overlap1

To stevedore superintendent

7 Skills carried over

23 Required, not held

85.5 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

16%

Learning distance A rebuild

85.5/ 100

adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change

1 Share of the stevedore superintendent 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 stevedore superintendent role treats 5 of its required skills as things a marine cargo inspector already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

freight transport methods
international regulations for cargo handling
national regulations on handling cargo
observe freight shipment loaders
prepare freight shipment reports

What stands in the way is 23 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A stevedore superintendent 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 observe freight shipment loaders information skills
already held prepare freight shipment reports information skills
already held types of cargo services
already held national regulations on handling cargo services
already held international regulations for cargo handling business, administration and law
already held hazardous freight regulations services

All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the stevedore superintendent role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 41 missing skills fall into 9 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 8 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held anticipate logistics requirements for port operations required
required, not held coordinate dock operations required
required, not held manage port operations improvement procedures required
required, not held manage vessel cargo activities required
required, not held supervise loading of cargo required
required, not held supervise movement of crew required
required, not held supervise unloading of cargo required
required, not held adjust priorities required

optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 6 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held adapt to changing situations required
required, not held create solutions to problems required
required, not held give instructions to staff required
required, not held use different communication channels required
required, not held write inspection reports required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held liaise with port users optional
optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional

03 services 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held cargo industry required
required, not held dock operations required
required, not held port regulation required
required, not held health and safety in the workplace required

optional, not held commodities in maritime transportation optional
optional, not held transportation methods optional
optional, not held vessel stability principles optional

04 handling and moving 3 required

required, not held manage cargo handling required
required, not held receive shipment packaging information required
required, not held stack goods required

05 assisting and caring 2 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure compliance with shipment regulations required
required, not held apply safety management required

optional, not held ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan optional

06 business, administration and law 2 supplementary

optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held warehouse operations optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a stevedore superintendent 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 7 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held freight transport methods knowledge
already held international regulations for cargo handling knowledge
already held national regulations on handling cargo knowledge
already held observe freight shipment loaders skill
already held prepare freight shipment reports skill
already held hazardous freight regulations knowledge
already held types of cargo knowledge

The 3 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 supplementary

optional, not held maritime telecommunications optional
optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional

08 information skills 2 supplementary

optional, not held distinguish various types of ships optional
optional, not held monitor storage space optional

09 constructing 1 supplementary

optional, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers optional

18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held commodities in maritime transportation optional
optional, not held distinguish various types of ships optional
optional, not held ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan optional
optional, not held liaise with port users optional
optional, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers optional
optional, not held maritime telecommunications optional
optional, not held monitor storage space optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held transportation methods optional
optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
optional, not held vessel stability principles optional
optional, not held warehouse operations optional
optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held manage staff optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional

15 held skills the stevedore superintendent role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act reliably skill
not needed by the target role adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles skill
not needed by the target role apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations 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 handle freight inspection equipment skill
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
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 lead inspections skill
not needed by the target role perform inspections required by international conventions skill
not needed by the target role principles of cargo stowage knowledge
not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
not needed by the target role weigh shipments skill

11 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 cargo industry required
required, not held dock operations required
required, not held port regulation required
required, not held health and safety in the workplace required
optional, not held commodities in maritime transportation optional
optional, not held maritime telecommunications optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held transportation methods optional
optional, not held types of maritime vessels optional
optional, not held vessel stability principles optional
optional, not held warehouse operations 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.