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Where a vessel operations coordinator can go next

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

Vessel operations coordinators manage chartered vessels' transit and performance optimizing the schedulers but also assessing the capabilities and the risks for vessels according to the different types of cargo such as crude oil or other chemical cargos. They make sure all necessary certifications are according to the regulations and all employees have up-to-date passports and licenses. Vessel operations coordinators schedule and maintain records of vessels' maintenance. At the operational level they have contact with the customers, following up customer complains, identifying new opportunities and providing customers with solutions.

Also known as coordinator of vessel operations, vessel operations manager, shipping traffic coordinator, traffic coordinator, VOC, vessel operations coordinator (VOC), vessel operations supervisor, shipping operations manager.

Clerical support workers 39 skills on file 5 career moves 0 above 60% overlap Closest: port coordinator, 30%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
port coordinator 30% covered maritime water transport gene… 26% covered water traffic coordinator 24% covered ship planner 23% covered deck officer 23% covered vessel operations coordin… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from vessel operations coordinator, 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 operations coordinator 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 vessel operations coordinator needs 28 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
  • advise on tanker operations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • ensure incident free execution of voyages working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • establish draft annual schedules for vessels management skills
  • inspect maritime operations information skills
  • manage vessel deck operations management skills
  • assess vessel capability information skills
  • negotiate prices for transport of cargo communication, collaboration and creativity
  • advise on maritime regulations communication, collaboration and creativity
  • consider constraints in maritime shipping management skills
  • consider time zones in execution of work management skills
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

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

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Vessel operations coordinator is filed under Clerical support workers, ISCO major group 4. 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 vessel operations coordinator’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.