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Where a vessel engine assembler can go next

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

Vessel engine assemblers build and install prefabricated parts to form engines used for all types of vessels such as electric motors, nuclear reactors, gas turbine engines, outboard motors, two-stroke or four-stroke diesel engines and, in some cases, marine steam engines. They review specifications and technical drawings to determine materials and assembly instructions. They inspect and test the engines and reject malfunctioning components.

Also known as dual fuel engine assembler, marine steam engine assembler, marine engine builder, boat engine builder, boat engine assembler, boat engine assembler/tester, electric motor assembler, marine engine assembler/tester, outboard motor assembler, two-stroke diesel engineer assembler, four-stroke diesel engine assembler, LNG engine assembler.

Plant and machine operators and assemblers 59 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: aircraft de-icer installer, 77%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
aircraft de-icer installer 77% covered motor vehicle parts assembler 73% covered aircraft assembler 70% covered rotating equipment mechanic 69% covered rolling stock assembler 66% covered vessel engine assembler You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from vessel engine assembler, 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 vessel engine assembler already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A vessel engine assembler needs 18 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
  • bolt engine parts working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • ensure vessel compliance with regulations assisting and caring
  • operation of different engines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • mechanics of vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • apply preliminary treatment to workpieces handling and moving
  • engine components engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • use power tools handling and moving
  • align components handling and moving
  • fasten components handling and moving
  • use technical documentation information skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

Index

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Vessel engine assembler 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 a vessel engine assembler’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.