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

non-vessel operating common carriertomarine cargo inspector

A non-vessel operating common carrier already meets 24% of what the marine cargo inspector role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From non-vessel operating common carrier
24%
Overlap1
To marine cargo inspector
6 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
73 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

73/ 100

1 Share of the marine cargo inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the non-vessel operating common carrier 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 marine cargo inspector role treats 4 of its required skills as things a non-vessel operating common carrier 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 14 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 marine cargo inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a non-vessel operating common carrier 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 marine cargo inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 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 information skills 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect freight required
  • required, not held inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations required
  • required, not held perform inspections required by international conventions required
  • required, not held lead inspections required
  • required, not held undertake inspections required
  • optional, not held observe freight shipment loaders optional
02 services 5 required
  • required, not held components of a ship manifest required
  • required, not held hazardous freight regulations required
  • required, not held types of cargo required
  • required, not held freight transport methods required
  • required, not held national regulations on handling cargo required
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held integrate Committee on Safe Seas guidelines into inspections required
04 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held international regulations for cargo handling required
05 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held handle freight inspection equipment required

1 further area in the appendix

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 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 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate analytical insights optional
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held communicate analytical insights optional
  • optional, not held observe freight shipment loaders optional
27 held skills the marine cargo inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse shipping rates skill
  • not needed by the target role book cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role cartography knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role control trade commercial documentation skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate export transportation activities skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate import transportation activities skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with shipment regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role handle shipment paperwork skill
  • not needed by the target role international business knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international tariffs knowledge
  • not needed by the target role keep up-to-date to current customs regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role make bids in forward auctions skill
  • not needed by the target role manage freight payment methods skill
  • not needed by the target role manage import export licenses skill
  • not needed by the target role match vessels to shipping routes skill
  • not needed by the target role negotiate logistics services skill
  • not needed by the target role oversee cargo storage requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role plan transport operations skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare bills of lading skill
  • not needed by the target role receive shipment packaging information skill
  • not needed by the target role set import export strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of packaging used in industrial shipments knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role use maritime English skill
  • not needed by the target role vessel stability principles knowledge
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 components of a ship manifest required
  • required, not held hazardous freight regulations required
  • required, not held types of cargo required
  • required, not held freight transport methods 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.