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

maritime pilottodeck officer

A maritime pilot already meets 20% of what the deck officer role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From maritime pilot
20%
Overlap1
To deck officer
6 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
78 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

20%

Learning distance A rebuild

78/ 100

1 Share of the deck officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the maritime pilot 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 deck officer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a maritime pilot already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assist water-based navigation
  • use different communication channels
  • use water navigation devices
  • work in a water transport team

What stands in the way is 17 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 deck officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a maritime pilot background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assist water-based navigation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manipulate sails on vessels working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held vessel points of sail services
  • already held work in a water transport team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held use water navigation devices working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity

All 6 carried skills, including the 4 the deck officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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 6 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure smooth on board operations required
  • required, not held supervise loading of cargo required
  • required, not held supervise unloading of cargo required
  • required, not held consider economic criteria in decision making required
  • required, not held handle stressful situations in the work place required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • optional, not held tolerate stress optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assess vessel status required
  • required, not held plot shipping navigation routes required
  • required, not held steer vessels required
  • optional, not held secure ships using rope optional
03 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
  • required, not held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
04 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held ensure vessel security required
  • required, not held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology required
05 services 2 required
  • required, not held vessel safety equipment required
  • required, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
06 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held provide first aid required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a deck officer 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 assist water-based navigation skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held use water navigation devices skill
  • already held work in a water transport team skill
  • already held manipulate sails on vessels skill
  • already held vessel points of sail knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held celestial navigation required
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held use maritime English optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held secure ships using rope optional
  • optional, not held tolerate stress optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
  • optional, not held use maritime English optional
24 held skills the deck officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
  • not needed by the target role anchor ships to the port skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in maritime rescue operations skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in the movement of heavy loads skill
  • not needed by the target role balance transportation cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out ship-to-shore operations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct water navigation skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate dock operations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with port regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role guide ships into docks skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role local waters of the port knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain ship logs skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor aviation meteorology skill
  • not needed by the target role plan pilotage skill
  • not needed by the target role principles of cargo stowage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role regulate the speed of ships in ports skill
  • not needed by the target role steer vessels in ports skill
  • not needed by the target role use meteorological information skill
  • not needed by the target role use rigging tools skill
  • not needed by the target role vessel stability principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vessel traffic services knowledge
5 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 celestial navigation required
  • required, not held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
  • required, not held vessel safety equipment required
  • required, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
  • required, not held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
Index

Other moves recorded from maritime pilot

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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.