Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a maritime pilot can go next

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

Maritime pilots are mariners who guide ships through dangerous or congested waters, such as harbours or river mouths. They are expert ship handlers who possess detailed knowledge of local waterways.

Also known as maritime ship pilot, ship steerswoman, marine helmswoman, pilot of maritime vessels, ship pilot, vessel pilot, ship steersman, pilot of maritime ships, ship steersperson, marine pilot, marine helmsman.

Technicians and associate professionals 30 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: water traffic coordinator, 21%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
water traffic coordinator 21% covered deck officer 20% covered ship pilot dispatcher 19% covered container crane operator 18% covered sailor 15% covered maritime pilot You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from maritime pilot, 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 maritime pilot 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 maritime pilot needs 21 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
  • local waters of the port services
  • plan pilotage management skills
  • regulate the speed of ships in ports working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • steer vessels in ports working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • anchor ships to the port working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • assist water-based navigation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • carry out ship-to-shore operations working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • maintain ship logs information skills
  • ensure compliance with port regulations assisting and caring
  • guide ships into docks working with machinery and specialised equipment
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Maritime pilot 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 maritime pilot’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.