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

rotating equipment mechanictoaircraft de-icer installer

A rotating equipment mechanic already meets 66% of what the aircraft de-icer installer role asks for. The move turns on 3 required skills not yet in the profile.

From rotating equipment mechanic
66%
Overlap1
To aircraft de-icer installer
13 Skills carried over
3 Required, not held
35.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

66%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

35.3/ 100

1 Share of the aircraft de-icer installer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the rotating equipment mechanic 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 aircraft de-icer installer role treats 11 of its required skills as things a rotating equipment mechanic already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • align components
  • apply health and safety standards
  • electromechanics
  • fasten components
  • mechanics
  • read engineering drawings

What stands in the way is 3 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 aircraft de-icer installer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rotating equipment mechanic background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held use power tools handling and moving
  • already held align components handling and moving
  • already held fasten components handling and moving
  • already held conduct performance tests constructing
  • already held electromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held liaise with engineers communication, collaboration and creativity

All 13 carried skills, including the 11 the aircraft de-icer installer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 12 missing skills fall into 6 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 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
  • required, not held quality standards required
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held electric current optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held install bleed air systems optional
  • optional, not held install deicing boot optional
  • optional, not held install electrothermal de-icing systems optional
04 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
05 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aircraft de-icer installer 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 align components skill
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use power tools skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held install bleed air systems optional
  • optional, not held install deicing boot optional
  • optional, not held install electrothermal de-icing systems optional
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held electric current optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held install pneumatic systems optional
  • optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
21 held skills the aircraft de-icer installer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adjust tightness of engine parts skill
  • not needed by the target role assemble machines skill
  • not needed by the target role bolt engine parts skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct routine machinery checks skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
  • not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect quality of products skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain rotating equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate welding equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operation of different engines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role re-assemble engines skill
  • not needed by the target role record test data skill
  • not needed by the target role repair engines skill
  • not needed by the target role repair rotating equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role resolve equipment malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role solve technical problems skill
  • not needed by the target role types of rotating equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role use testing equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role write records for repairs skill
7 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 common aviation safety regulations required
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held quality standards required
  • optional, not held engineering processes optional
  • optional, not held electric current optional
  • optional, not held engineering principles optional
  • optional, not held pneumatics optional
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.