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

port coordinatortoship captain

A port coordinator already meets 31% of what the ship captain role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From port coordinator
31%
Overlap1
To ship captain
13 Skills carried over
23 Required, not held
74.5 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

31%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.5/ 100

1 Share of the ship captain role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the port coordinator 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 ship captain role treats 10 of its required skills as things a port coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure ongoing compliance with regulations
  • ensure public safety and security
  • geographic areas
  • manage staff
  • operate marine communication systems
  • supervise loading of cargo

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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ship captain role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a port coordinator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage ocean-going oil tankers constructing
  • already held supervise movement of crew management skills
  • already held supervise movement of passengers management skills
  • already held operate marine communication systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations assisting and caring
  • already held supervise unloading of cargo management skills

All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the ship captain 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assess vessel status required
  • required, not held conduct water navigation required
  • required, not held plot shipping navigation routes required
  • required, not held steer vessels required
  • required, not held use water navigation devices required
  • required, not held operate mechanical equipment of ships required
  • optional, not held secure ships using rope optional
02 information skills 5 required
  • required, not held carry out navigational calculations required
  • required, not held ensure vessel security required
  • required, not held maintain voyage logs required
  • required, not held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology required
  • required, not held analyse work-related written reports required
03 services 4 required
  • required, not held vessel points of sail required
  • required, not held vessel safety equipment required
  • required, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
  • required, not held freight transport methods required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate mooring plans required
  • required, not held follow verbal instructions required
  • required, not held use maritime English required
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
05 business, administration and law 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
  • required, not held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
06 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held prepare transportation routes required
  • required, not held supervise crew required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ship captain 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 13 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held geographic areas knowledge
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held operate marine communication systems skill
  • already held supervise loading of cargo skill
  • already held supervise movement of crew skill
  • already held supervise movement of passengers skill
  • already held supervise unloading of cargo skill
  • already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • already held apply transportation management concepts skill
  • already held comply with checklists skill
  • already held manage ocean-going oil tankers skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
08 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held deal with challenging work conditions optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held secure ships using rope optional
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held deal with challenging work conditions optional
26 held skills the ship captain role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role anticipate installation maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role anticipate logistics requirements for port operations skill
  • not needed by the target role apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
  • not needed by the target role commodities in maritime transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role conduct full-scale emergency plan exercises skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate dock operations skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate the itineraries of vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role customs regulations for passengers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with port regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with port users skill
  • not needed by the target role load cargo onto ships skill
  • not needed by the target role manage port operations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage port operations improvement procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role manage the customer experience skill
  • not needed by the target role manage vessel cargo activities skill
  • not needed by the target role match vessels to shipping routes skill
  • not needed by the target role operate port communications systems skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role physical parts of the vessel knowledge
  • not needed by the target role port regulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role vessel traffic services knowledge
8 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 international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
  • required, not held vessel points of sail 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
  • required, not held freight transport methods required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from port coordinator

Full index of moves from port coordinator

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.