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

rolling stock engine testertovessel engine inspector

A rolling stock engine tester already meets 68% of what the vessel engine inspector role asks for. The move turns on 7 required skills not yet in the profile.

From rolling stock engine tester
68%
Overlap1
To vessel engine inspector
27 Skills carried over
7 Required, not held
36.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

68%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

36.6/ 100

1 Share of the vessel engine inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rolling stock engine tester 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 vessel engine inspector role treats 13 of its required skills as things a rolling stock engine tester already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • conduct performance tests
  • diagnose defective engines
  • electromechanics
  • engine components
  • engineering processes
  • mechanics

What stands in the way is 7 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 27 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A vessel engine inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rolling stock engine tester background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held position engine on test stand handling and moving
  • already held diagnose defective engines information skills
  • already held evaluate engine performance information skills
  • already held re-assemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held disassemble engines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operation of different engines engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 27 carried skills, including the 13 the vessel engine inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 11 missing skills fall into 5 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 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held perform inspections required by international conventions required
  • required, not held inspect quality of products required
  • required, not held inspect vessel manufacturing required
  • optional, not held inspect vessel optional
02 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held apply vessel engine regulations required
  • required, not held manage health and safety standards required
  • optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held write inspection reports required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held mechanics of vessels required
05 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a vessel engine 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 27 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held diagnose defective engines skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held engine components knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held operation of different engines knowledge
  • already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
  • already held disassemble engines skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held evaluate engine performance skill
  • already held lead inspections skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held maintain test equipment skill
  • already held manage maintenance operations skill
  • already held perform test run skill
  • already held position engine on test stand skill
  • already held re-assemble engines skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
  • already held supervise staff skill
  • already held supervise work skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held inspect vessel optional
  • optional, not held act as contact person during equipment incident optional
  • optional, not held issue licences optional
  • optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
6 held skills the vessel engine inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role control compliance of railway vehicles regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role create solutions to problems skill
  • not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill
1 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 mechanics of vessels 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.