Career Overlap Occupation record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
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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.

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

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
Fig. 2 — the 5 nearest destinations from ship duty engineer. 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.
  • 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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ship duty engineer is filed under Technicians and associate professionals, ISCO major group 3. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Coverage is the share of the target role’s weighted skill requirement a ship duty 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.