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

marine firefightertopump operator

A marine firefighter already meets 62% of what the pump operator role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From marine firefighter
62%
Overlap1
To pump operator
18 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
41.6 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 41.6

This move: 41.6 of 100 · moderate

1 Share of the pump operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the marine firefighter 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 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A pump operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine firefighter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate emergency vehicle working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles constructing
  • already held operate emergency equipment handling and moving
  • already held manage emergency care situations management skills
  • already held maintain safety systems assisting and caring
  • already held relay messages through radio and telephone systems communication, collaboration and creativity

All 18 carried skills, including the 12 the pump operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 7 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 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate pumps for fire extinguishing required
  • required, not held operate hydraulic machinery controls required
  • required, not held operate hydraulic pumps required
  • required, not held maintain hydraulic systems required
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held operate fire extinguishers required
03 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held hydraulic fluid required
04 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held coordinate fire fighting required
05 business, administration and law 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a pump operator 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 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held extinguish fires skill
  • already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
  • already held first aid knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held manage emergency care situations skill
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles skill
  • already held use different types of fire extinguishers skill
  • already held work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
  • already held educate public on fire safety skill
  • already held maintain safety systems skill
  • already held operate emergency equipment skill
  • already held operate emergency vehicle skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
18 held skills the pump operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role dock operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure vessel security skill
  • not needed by the target role evacuate people from buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement fire safety management plans skill
  • not needed by the target role install vessel's safety equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate maritime accidents skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role navy operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate marine communication systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate marine machinery systems skill
  • not needed by the target role organise fire drills skill
  • not needed by the target role perform search and rescue missions skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent marine pollution skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role select hazard control skill
  • not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vessel electrical system knowledge
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 hydraulic fluid required
  • optional, not held pollution legislation optional
  • optional, not held environmental legislation optional
  • optional, not held environmental policy optional
Index

Other moves recorded from marine firefighter

Full index of moves from marine firefighter

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.