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Where a coastguard watch officer can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a coastguard watch officer already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Coastguard watch officers patrol and survey coast and sea regions to prevent accidents, as well as perform search and rescue missions in the event of an emergency. They react to emergency calls, advise on safety procedures, and prevent accidents and illegal activity at sea. Coastguard watch officers investigate shipping activities and aid during pollution incidents and in flood relief.

Service and sales workers 37 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: emergency response coordinator, 37%

Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from coastguard watch officer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a coastguard watch officer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.

70% and above · short step
50 to 70% · real move
Below 50% · substantial retraining

Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

emergency response coordinator 37% covered · difficulty 54.1

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

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coastguard watch officer is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a coastguard watch officer already meets, counting required skills in full and supplementary ones at 0.35. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.