Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a helmsman can go next

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

Helmsmen are members of the crew on the highest rank of the operational level on an inland vessel. They perform a variety of duties concerned with the operation and upkeep of deck department areas, the engine and other equipment, mooring and unmooring, as well as the steering of the ship as the main task.

Also known as helm, submarine helmsman, steersman, steerswoman, helmswoman.

Technicians and associate professionals 75 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: skipper, 56%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
skipper 56% covered matrose 53% covered decksman 52% covered marine mechanic 51% covered engine minder 50% covered helmsman You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from helmsman, 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 helmsman 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 helmsman needs 53 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
  • maintain ship stability in relation to weight of passengers working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • stow cargo handling and moving
  • anchors used in inland water transport services
  • manage emergency situations on board communication, collaboration and creativity
  • anchor ships to the port working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • distinguish ship construction methods information skills
  • manage vessel control systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • navigate European inland waterways working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • understand different types of locks and their operation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan assisting and caring
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Helmsman 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 helmsman’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.