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Where a marine chief engineer can go next

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

Marine chief engineers are responsible for the entire technical operations of the vessel including engineering, electrical, and mechanical divisions. They are the head of the entire engine department aboard the ship and have overall responsibility for all technical operations and equipment on-board the ship. Marine chief engineers collaborate on security, survival and health care on board and observe the national and international standards of application.

Technicians and associate professionals 69 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: fisheries assistant engineer, 79%

Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from marine chief engineer. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a marine chief engineer 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

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

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

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How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a marine chief engineer 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.