vessel operations coordinatortoship planner
A vessel operations coordinator already meets 23% of what the ship planner role asks for. The move turns on 39 required skills not yet in the profile.
23%
84.4/ 100
1 Share of the ship planner role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the vessel operations coordinator 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 ship planner role treats 12 of its required skills as things a vessel operations coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- International Maritime Organisation conventions
- apply regulations on cargo transport operations
- calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel
- consider constraints in maritime shipping
- have computer literacy
- maritime law
What stands in the way is 39 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ship planner role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vessel operations coordinator background worth leading with.
- already held consider constraints in maritime shipping management skills
- already held calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel information skills
- already held International Maritime Organisation conventions business, administration and law
- already held match vessels to shipping routes management skills
- already held apply regulations on cargo transport operations assisting and caring
- already held supervise unloading of cargo management skills
All 14 carried skills, including the 12 the ship planner role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 48 missing skills fall into 11 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 analyse ship operations required
- required, not held maintain voyage logs required
- required, not held manage shipment risks required
- required, not held measure ship tonnage required
- required, not held prepare documentation for international shipping required
- required, not held read stowage plans required
- required, not held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology required
- required, not held interpret graphical communication interfaces required
- required, not held interpret visual literacy required
- optional, not held anticipate potential deficiencies optional
- required, not held develop shipping itineraries required
- required, not held compose stowage plans required
- required, not held maximise efficiency of crane operations required
- required, not held plan transport operations required
- required, not held oversee shipment routing required
- required, not held recruit employees required
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- required, not held implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships required
- required, not held communicate with customers required
- required, not held ensure client orientation required
- required, not held implement strategic planning required
- required, not held write work-related reports required
- optional, not held negotiate logistics services optional
- optional, not held respond to changing navigation circumstances optional
- optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
- required, not held ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan required
- required, not held follow ethical code of conduct in transport services required
- required, not held manage safety standards for inland water transport required
- required, not held apply company policies required
- required, not held comply with legal regulations required
- required, not held operate maritime communication equipment required
- required, not held use equipment for safe stowage required
- required, not held operate radio equipment required
- required, not held operate scientific measuring equipment required
- optional, not held operate marine communication systems optional
- required, not held cargo industry required
- required, not held vessel stability principles required
- required, not held national regulations on handling cargo required
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a ship planner role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop shipping itineraries skill · occupation specific
- 02 handle customer requests related to cargo skill · occupation specific
- 03 analyse ship operations 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 14 skills that carry over
- already held International Maritime Organisation conventions knowledge
- already held apply regulations on cargo transport operations skill
- already held calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel skill
- already held consider constraints in maritime shipping skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held maritime law knowledge
- already held match vessels to shipping routes skill
- already held principles of cargo stowage knowledge
- already held supervise loading of cargo skill
- already held supervise unloading of cargo skill
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held act reliably skill
- already held use maritime English skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held operate stowage programmes required
- required, not held prepare visual data required
- optional, not held perform data analysis optional
- required, not held handle customer requests related to cargo required
- required, not held monitor the discharge of cargo required
- required, not held international regulations for cargo handling required
- optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
- required, not held maritime telecommunications required
- optional, not held electronic communication optional
- required, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers required
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held anticipate potential deficiencies optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held negotiate logistics services optional
- optional, not held respond to changing navigation circumstances optional
- optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
- optional, not held electronic communication optional
- optional, not held operate marine communication systems optional
- optional, not held perform data analysis optional
- optional, not held show intercultural awareness optional
25 held skills the ship planner role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adjust priorities skill
- not needed by the target role advise on maritime regulations skill
- not needed by the target role advise on tanker operations skill
- not needed by the target role assess vessel capability skill
- not needed by the target role conduct on board safety inspections skill
- not needed by the target role consider time zones in execution of work skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate the itineraries of vessels skill
- not needed by the target role develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping skill
- not needed by the target role ensure incident free execution of voyages skill
- not needed by the target role establish draft annual schedules for vessels skill
- not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
- not needed by the target role inspect maritime operations skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vessel inventory skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage the lightering operation skill
- not needed by the target role manage vessel deck operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage vessel fleet skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate prices for transport of cargo skill
- not needed by the target role physical parts of the vessel knowledge
- not needed by the target role plan procedures for cargo operations skill
- not needed by the target role types of cargo knowledge
- not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
- not needed by the target role vessel traffic services knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in a water transport team skill
- not needed by the target role write emergency instructions for handling of dangerous goods 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.
- required, not held cargo industry required
- required, not held maritime telecommunications required
- required, not held vessel stability principles required
- required, not held international regulations for cargo handling required
- required, not held national regulations on handling cargo required
- optional, not held continuous improvement philosophies optional
- optional, not held electronic communication optional
Other moves recorded from vessel operations coordinator
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.