second officertoair traffic controller
A second officer already meets 46% of what the air traffic controller role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
46%
61.6/ 100
1 Share of the air traffic controller role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the second officer 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 air traffic controller role treats 15 of its required skills as things a second officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- air transport law
- aircraft flight control systems
- airport planning
- apply airport standards and regulations
- aviation meteorology
- carry out navigational calculations
What stands in the way is 17 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 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A air traffic controller role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a second officer background worth leading with.
- already held read 3D displays information skills
- already held carry out navigational calculations information skills
- already held airport planning engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held interpret visual literacy information skills
- already held electrical systems used in transportation engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held comply with checklists assisting and caring
All 16 carried skills, including the 15 the air traffic controller role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 20 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.
- required, not held assist during take off and landing required
- required, not held apply technical communication skills required
- required, not held execute working instructions required
- required, not held give instructions to staff required
- required, not held stay alert required
- required, not held use different communication channels required
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- required, not held analyse work-related written reports required
- required, not held have spatial awareness required
- required, not held monitor aviation meteorology required
- required, not held assist in the conducting of flight checks required
- required, not held operate airport control tower required
- required, not held operate radar equipment required
- required, not held air traffic control operations required
- required, not held pre-flight procedures for IFR flights required
- required, not held use of air traffic services document required
- required, not held electronic communication required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a air traffic controller role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assist during take off and landing skill · occupation specific
- 02 assist in the conducting of flight checks skill · occupation specific
- 03 air traffic control operations knowledge · 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 16 skills that carry over
- already held air transport law knowledge
- already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
- already held airport planning knowledge
- already held apply airport standards and regulations skill
- already held aviation meteorology knowledge
- already held carry out navigational calculations skill
- already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- already held comply with checklists skill
- already held electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
- already held electronics knowledge
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held handle stressful situations in the work place skill
- already held interpret visual literacy skill
- already held read 3D displays skill
- already held use meteorological information skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held celestial navigation required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
20 held skills the air traffic controller role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role address aircraft mechanical issues skill
- not needed by the target role airport safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
- not needed by the target role deal with challenging work conditions skill
- not needed by the target role ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with airport security measures skill
- not needed by the target role ensure ongoing compliance with regulations skill
- not needed by the target role ensure smooth on board operations skill
- not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
- not needed by the target role geostationary satellites knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect aircraft skill
- not needed by the target role launching of satellites into orbit knowledge
- not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
- not needed by the target role operate cockpit control panels skill
- not needed by the target role perform aircraft maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role perform routine flight operations checks skill
- not needed by the target role respond to changing navigation circumstances skill
- not needed by the target role undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements skill
- not needed by the target role undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements skill
4 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 air traffic control operations required
- required, not held celestial navigation required
- required, not held pre-flight procedures for IFR flights required
- required, not held electronic communication required
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.