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Where a fisheries master can go next

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

Fisheries masters plan, manage and execute the activities of fishing vessels inshore, coastal and offshore waters. They direct and control the navigation. Fisheries masters can operate on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more. They control the loading, unloading and stevedoring, as well as the collection, handling, processing and preservation of fishing.

Also known as master of fishing vessel, fishing vessel captain.

Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers 56 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: fisheries boatmaster, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
fisheries boatmaster 80% covered fisheries boatman 75% covered fishing net maker 69% covered boatswain 69% covered fisheries observer 49% covered fisheries master You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from fisheries master, 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 fisheries master 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 fisheries master needs 44 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
  • coordinate cargo handling management skills
  • coordinate fish handling operations handling and moving
  • schedule fishing management skills
  • apply fishing maneuvres working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • prepare safety exercises on ships assisting and caring
  • evaluate schools of fish information skills
  • provide on-board safety training communication, collaboration and creativity
  • secure cargo in stowage handling and moving
  • deterioration of fish products agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • support vessel manoeuvres working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Fisheries master is filed under Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers, ISCO major group 6. 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 fisheries master’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.