ship assistant engineertoship duty engineer
A ship assistant engineer already meets 65% of what the ship duty engineer role asks for. The move turns on 8 required skills not yet in the profile.
This move: 43.4 of 100 · moderate
1 Share of the ship duty engineer 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.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ship duty engineer 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 manage vessel engines and systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held perform bunkering handling and moving
- already held perform routine maintenance of ship engines constructing
- already held provide support in vessel machinery systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate diesel propulsion plants working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain vessel inventory information skills
All 23 carried skills, including the 18 the ship duty engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 7 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 ship hull engineering required
- required, not held principles of combustion engines required
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- required, not held evaluate engine performance required
- required, not held inspect engine rooms required
- optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
- required, not held manage safety standards for maritime water transport required
- required, not held maritime law required
- required, not held manage second level engines required
- required, not held operate maritime communication equipment required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a ship duty engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage second level engines skill · occupation specific
- 02 ship hull engineering knowledge · occupation specific
- 03 evaluate engine performance 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 23 skills that carry over
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- already held International Maritime Organisation conventions knowledge
- already held apply vessel engine regulations skill
- already held detect malfunctions in engines skill
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held maintain vessel engine room skill
- already held maintain vessel inventory skill
- already held manage vessel engines and systems skill
- already held moor vessels skill
- already held operate diesel propulsion plants skill
- already held operate vessel engine room skill
- already held operation of different engines knowledge
- already held perform bunkering skill
- already held perform routine maintenance of ship engines skill
- already held prepare engine room for operation skill
- already held provide support in vessel machinery systems skill
- already held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology skill
- already held unmoor vessels skill
- already held act reliably skill
- already held physics knowledge
- already held principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held repair vessel mechanical systems skill
- already held use maritime English skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held work in a water transport team optional
- optional, not held follow written instructions optional
- optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held work in a water transport team optional
- optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
- optional, not held follow written instructions optional
- optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
10 held skills the ship duty engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on maritime regulations skill
- not needed by the target role electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
- 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 operate fire extinguishers skill
- not needed by the target role operate sewage treatment plans on ships skill
- not needed by the target role perform routine lube oil tests skill
- not needed by the target role prepare lifeboats skill
- not needed by the target role regulation on the discharge of raw materials into the sea knowledge
- not needed by the target role use different types of fire extinguishers 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 ship hull engineering required
- required, not held maritime law required
- required, not held principles of combustion engines required
- optional, not held mechanics optional
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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.