ship assistant engineertoengine minder
A ship assistant engineer already meets 40% of what the engine minder role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
40%
65.1/ 100
1 Share of the engine minder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ship assistant engineer 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 engine minder role treats 11 of its required skills as things a ship assistant engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- apply vessel engine regulations
- detect malfunctions in engines
- electrical systems used in transportation
- engine components
- maintain vessel engine room
- moor vessels
What stands in the way is 15 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A engine minder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ship assistant engineer background worth leading with.
- already held apply vessel engine regulations assisting and caring
- already held detect malfunctions in engines constructing
- already held operate vessel engine room working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held prepare engine room for operation working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain vessel engine room constructing
- already held moor vessels working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the engine minder role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 21 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 apply regulations on cargo transport operations required
- required, not held ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
- required, not held execute safety assurance exercises required
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- required, not held inland waterway ship building required
- required, not held electronics required
- required, not held principles of combustion engines required
- required, not held distinguish various types of ships required
- required, not held evaluate engine performance required
- required, not held monitor pumping system operations required
- required, not held manage vessel control systems required
- required, not held prepare equipment for navigation operations required
- required, not held prepare main engines for navigation operations required
- required, not held prevent damage to electrical devices on board required
- required, not held clean parts of vessels required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a engine minder role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply regulations on cargo transport operations skill · sector specific
- 02 clean parts of vessels skill · sector specific
- 03 distinguish various types of ships 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 12 skills that carry over
- already held apply vessel engine regulations skill
- already held detect malfunctions in engines skill
- already held electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held maintain vessel engine room skill
- already held moor vessels skill
- already held operate vessel engine room skill
- already held operation of different engines knowledge
- already held prepare engine room for operation skill
- already held principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held unmoor vessels skill
- already held act reliably skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held vessel fuels required
- optional, not held swim optional
- optional, not held work in a water transport team optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held swim optional
- optional, not held work in a water transport team optional
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
21 held skills the engine minder role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- not needed by the target role International Maritime Organisation conventions knowledge
- not needed by the target role advise on maritime regulations skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vessel inventory skill
- not needed by the target role manage on-board water systems skill
- not needed by the target role manage ship electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role manage vessel engines and systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate diesel propulsion plants skill
- not needed by the target role operate fire extinguishers skill
- not needed by the target role operate sewage treatment plans on ships skill
- not needed by the target role perform bunkering skill
- not needed by the target role perform routine lube oil tests skill
- not needed by the target role perform routine maintenance of ship engines skill
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare lifeboats skill
- not needed by the target role provide support in vessel machinery systems skill
- not needed by the target role regulation on the discharge of raw materials into the sea knowledge
- not needed by the target role repair vessel mechanical systems skill
- not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology skill
- not needed by the target role use different types of fire extinguishers skill
- not needed by the target role use maritime English 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 inland waterway ship building required
- required, not held vessel fuels required
- required, not held electronics required
- required, not held principles of combustion engines required
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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.