Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a decksman can go next

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

Decksmen are unlicensed members of the deck department of an inland vessel. This position is usually the first step on the way to become an able seaman and beyond. They perform a variety of duties related to the operation and upkeep of deck department areas, the engine, and other equipment, mooring and unmooring, as well as (to a certain extent) the steering of the ship.

Also known as boat crew member, general purpose hand, general purpose crew member, yacht deckshand, crew member.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 58 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: matrose, 77%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
matrose 77% covered ordinary seaman 48% covered sailor 42% covered helmsman 42% covered engine minder 39% covered decksman You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from decksman, 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 decksman already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A decksman needs 40 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
  • launch lifeboats working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • perform daily maintenance on ship machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use ballasts working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • maintain service record book information skills
  • maintain vessel technical equipment according to instructions constructing
  • perform vessel maintenance and cleaning working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • understand different types of locks and their operation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • maintain ropes information skills
  • paint ship decks constructing
  • clean ships handling and moving
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Decksman is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 decksman’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.