Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a skipper can go next

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

Skippers are the highest authority on-board or on inland waterways, they are in charge of the vessel and are held responsible for the safety and well being of the clients and crew. They are licensed by the responsible authority and will determine the operations of the vessel at any time. They are the ultimate instance responsible for the crew, the ship, the cargo and/or passengers, and the voyage.

Also known as boatmaster, shipmaster, commander, ship captain, boat captain.

Technicians and associate professionals 63 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: helmsman, 48%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
helmsman 48% covered deck officer 36% covered matrose 36% covered ship captain 29% covered fisheries boatman 29% covered skipper You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from skipper, 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 skipper 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 skipper needs 53 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
  • assume highest level of responsibility in inland water transportation management skills
  • instruct on technical shore-based operations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • monitor crew members operating engines management skills
  • communicate mooring plans communication, collaboration and creativity
  • distinguish ship construction methods information skills
  • navigate European inland waterways working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel information skills
  • compose stowage plans management skills
  • conduct analysis of ship data information skills
  • coordinate the itineraries of vessels management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Skipper 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 skipper’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.