Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a ship duty engineer can go next

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

Ship duty engineers share responsibility for most of the content of the ship's hull. They ensure operation of the main engines, steering mechanism, electrical generation and other major subsystems. They communicate with the ship chief engineer to perform technical operations.

Also known as maritime duty engineer, maritime engineering officer, maritime officer of engineering watch, ship engineering officer, duty engineer on a ship.

Technicians and associate professionals 38 skills on file 5 career moves 1 above 60% overlap Closest: ship assistant engineer, 67%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
ship assistant engineer 67% covered engine minder 46% covered diesel engine mechanic 26% covered marine mechanic 24% covered marine chief engineer 24% covered ship duty engineer You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from ship duty engineer, 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 ship duty engineer already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

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

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A ship duty engineer needs 26 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
  • manage second level engines constructing
  • ship hull engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • manage vessel engines and systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate maritime communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • perform bunkering handling and moving
  • perform routine maintenance of ship engines constructing
  • provide support in vessel machinery systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • manage safety standards for maritime water transport assisting and caring
  • operate diesel propulsion plants working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • maintain vessel inventory information skills
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Ship duty 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

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a ship duty engineer’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.