Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where an ordinary seaman can go next

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

Ordinary seamen occupy the lowest rank of a maritime ship’s deck crew. They comprise the main labour force on board a boat where they help to operate the ship. They are supervised by the ship captain and the engineer, and can be given instructions by any individuals ranked above them.

Also known as seaman recruit, seamanship apprentice, OS, ordinary seawoman.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 33 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: sailor, 38%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
sailor 38% covered decksman 32% covered deck officer 30% covered aircraft groomer 28% covered ship assistant engineer 22% covered ordinary seaman You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from ordinary seaman, 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 an ordinary seaman 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

An ordinary seaman needs 25 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 brightwork handling and moving
  • secure cargo on ships handling and moving
  • assist water-based navigation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • maintain ropes information skills
  • clean ships handling and moving
  • maintain vessel safety and emergency equipment assisting and caring
  • operate life-saving appliances working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • handle cargo handling and moving
  • load cargo onto ships handling and moving
  • perform lookout duties during maritime operations information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Ordinary seaman is filed under Plant and machine operators and assemblers, ISCO major group 8. 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 an ordinary seaman’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.