port coordinatortowater traffic coordinator
A port coordinator already meets 53% of what the water traffic coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
53%
54.6/ 100
1 Share of the water traffic coordinator 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 this move works
A water traffic coordinator role treats 14 of its required skills as things a port coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations
- commodities in maritime transportation
- coordinate dock operations
- coordinate the itineraries of vessels
- customs regulations for passengers
- ensure compliance with port regulations
What stands in the way is 13 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water traffic coordinator 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.
- already held operate port communications systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held manage port operations improvement procedures management skills
- already held commodities in maritime transportation services
- already held coordinate the itineraries of vessels management skills
- already held ensure compliance with port regulations assisting and caring
- already held port regulation services
All 19 carried skills, including the 14 the water traffic coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 15 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.
- required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
- required, not held vessel stability principles required
- required, not held freight transport methods required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- required, not held ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
- required, not held verify qualifications of water transport crew required
- required, not held implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships required
- required, not held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations required
- required, not held develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping required
- required, not held prepare transportation routes required
- required, not held warehouse operations required
- required, not held maritime telecommunications required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a water traffic coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 anticipate shipment handling requirements skill · occupation specific
- 02 develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping skill · sector specific
- 03 ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 19 skills that carry over
- already held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations skill
- already held commodities in maritime transportation knowledge
- already held coordinate dock operations skill
- already held coordinate the itineraries of vessels skill
- already held customs regulations for passengers knowledge
- already held ensure compliance with port regulations skill
- already held liaise with port users skill
- already held load cargo onto ships skill
- already held manage port operations improvement procedures skill
- already held match vessels to shipping routes skill
- already held operate port communications systems skill
- already held port regulation knowledge
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
- already held vessel traffic services knowledge
- already held act reliably skill
- already held comply with checklists skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held manage dispatch software systems required
- required, not held anticipate shipment handling requirements required
- optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
20 held skills the water traffic coordinator role does not ask for
- 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 safety management skill
- not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts skill
- not needed by the target role conduct full-scale emergency plan exercises skill
- not needed by the target role ensure ongoing compliance with regulations skill
- not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
- not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage ocean-going oil tankers skill
- not needed by the target role manage port operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff 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 operate marine communication systems skill
- not needed by the target role physical parts of the vessel knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise loading of cargo skill
- not needed by the target role supervise movement of crew skill
- not needed by the target role supervise movement of passengers skill
- not needed by the target role supervise unloading of cargo skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held maritime telecommunications required
- required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
- required, not held vessel stability principles required
- required, not held warehouse operations required
- required, not held freight transport methods required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
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.