Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a deck officer can go next

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

Deck officers or mates perform the watch duties on board of vessels like determining the course and speed, manoeuvring to avoid hazards, and continuously monitoring the vessels position using charts and navigational aids. They maintain logs and other records tracking the ship's movements. They ensure that the proper procedures and safety practices are followed, check that equipment is in good working order, and oversee the loading and discharging of cargo or passengers. They supervise crew members engaged in maintenance and the primary upkeep of the vessel.

Also known as ship chief officer, chief mate, first mate, ship deck officer, ship first officer.

Technicians and associate professionals 28 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: ship captain, 43%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
ship captain 43% covered ordinary seaman 25% covered fisheries assistant engineer 21% covered maritime instructor 18% covered skipper 16% covered deck officer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from deck officer, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a deck officer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · A bigger jump

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

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A deck officer needs 21 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • assess vessel status working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • assist water-based navigation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • plot shipping navigation routes working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • celestial navigation natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
  • ensure smooth on board operations management skills
  • steer vessels working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • ensure vessel security information skills
  • work in a water transport team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology information skills
  • supervise unloading of cargo management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a deck officer does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Deck officer is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a deck officer’s work. 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.