Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a marine firefighter can go next

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

Marine firefighters are responsible for emergency response in case of a fire outbreak or other hazardous situations in marine environments. They actively respond to contain fires and the outbreak of other hazardous on vessels, docks and other marine facilities. They ensure the marine installation complies with health and safety regulations. They also regulate the clean-up of the scene and assess the damage.

Also known as marine fire technician, harbour firefighter, ship's firefighter, shipboard firefighter, vessel firefighter, boatmaster firefighter.

Service and sales workers 36 skills on file 5 career moves 4 above 60% overlap Closest: fire service vehicle operator, 72%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
fire service vehicle operator 72% covered firefighter 67% covered pump operator 62% covered industrial firefighter 61% covered chief fire officer 54% covered marine firefighter You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from marine firefighter, 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 marine firefighter already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A marine firefighter needs 23 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
  • investigate maritime accidents information skills
  • navy operations services
  • operate marine machinery systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • evacuate people from buildings assisting and caring
  • implement fire safety management plans management skills
  • manage emergency care situations management skills
  • prevent marine pollution information skills
  • ensure vessel security information skills
  • operate marine communication systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • work as a team in a hazardous environment communication, collaboration and creativity
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Marine firefighter is filed under Service and sales workers, ISCO major group 5. 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 marine firefighter’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.