rescue divertofire service vehicle operator
A rescue diver already meets 19% of what the fire service vehicle operator role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
19%
78.4/ 100
1 Share of the fire service vehicle operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rescue diver 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 fire service vehicle operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a rescue diver already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- first aid
- perform search and rescue missions
- provide first aid
- react calmly in stressful situations
- tolerate stress
What stands in the way is 18 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire service vehicle operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rescue diver background worth leading with.
- already held perform search and rescue missions assisting and caring
- already held react calmly in stressful situations assisting and caring
- already held first aid health and welfare
- already held tolerate stress management skills
- already held provide first aid assisting and caring
All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the fire service vehicle operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 27 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 ensure public safety and security required
- required, not held extinguish fires required
- required, not held manage major incidents required
- required, not held select hazard control required
- required, not held use different types of fire extinguishers required
- optional, not held contain fires optional
- optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
- optional, not held evacuate people from buildings optional
- required, not held apply advanced driving techniques required
- required, not held drive firetruck under emergency conditions required
- required, not held operate specialised equipment in emergency required
- required, not held drive vehicles required
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- required, not held fire prevention procedures required
- required, not held fire safety regulations required
- required, not held fire-fighting systems required
- required, not held health and safety regulations required
- required, not held work as a team in a hazardous environment required
- optional, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems optional
- optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- required, not held manage emergency care situations required
- optional, not held organise fire drills optional
- required, not held hydraulics required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fire service vehicle operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply advanced driving techniques skill · sector specific
- 02 drive firetruck under emergency conditions skill · sector specific
- 03 ensure public safety and security 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 5 skills that carry over
- already held first aid knowledge
- already held perform search and rescue missions skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held react calmly in stressful situations skill
- already held tolerate stress skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held operate emergency equipment required
- required, not held perform risk analysis required
- optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held contain fires optional
- optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
- optional, not held organise fire drills optional
- optional, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems optional
- optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
- optional, not held evacuate people from buildings optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
25 held skills the fire service vehicle operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply crisis management skill
- not needed by the target role assess nature of injury in emergency skill
- not needed by the target role assist in maritime rescue operations skill
- not needed by the target role assist with emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legal requirements for diving operations skill
- not needed by the target role comply with the planned time for the depth of the dive skill
- not needed by the target role conduct physical examination in emergency skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate rescue missions skill
- not needed by the target role crisis intervention knowledge
- not needed by the target role critique the dive with the dive team skill
- not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
- not needed by the target role display warnings around dive site skill
- not needed by the target role dive with scuba equipment skill
- not needed by the target role diving equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role diving operation requirements knowledge
- not needed by the target role diving vessels systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure diving operations conform with plan skill
- not needed by the target role ensure health and safety of dive teams skill
- not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place skill
- not needed by the target role implement dive plans skill
- not needed by the target role interrupt diving operations when necessary skill
- not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill
5 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 fire prevention procedures required
- required, not held fire safety regulations required
- required, not held fire-fighting systems required
- required, not held health and safety regulations required
- required, not held hydraulics required
Other moves recorded from rescue diver
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.