Aerodynamics engineer to fisheries engineering technician
An aerodynamics engineer already meets 50% of what the fisheries engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
53.3/ 100
1 How much of what a fisheries engineering technician is expected to do is already part of an aerodynamics engineer’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the fisheries engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fisheries engineering technician role treats 12 of its required skills as things an aerodynamics engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- mathematics
What stands in the way is 10 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.
Table 2 · What you already bring
Of the 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fisheries engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aerodynamics engineer background worth leading with.
- already held mechanics of vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held approve engineering design communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held mechanical engineering engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations information skills
- already held use technical drawing software working with computers
- already held technical drawings engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 12 carried skills, including the 12 the fisheries engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn fisheries legislation required
- still to learn fishing vessels required
- still to learn quality of fish products required
- optional, not held fisheries management optional
- still to learn ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
- still to learn extinguish fires required
- still to learn survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment required
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
- still to learn international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
- still to learn International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
- still to learn use maritime English required
- still to learn pollution prevention required
- optional, not held perform refrigerant leak checks optional
- optional, not held test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fisheries engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 ensure vessel compliance with regulations practise this
- 02 fisheries legislation study this
- 03 fishing vessels study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanics of vessels knowledge
- already held perform scientific research skill
- already held technical drawings knowledge
- already held use technical drawing software skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held install refrigeration equipment optional
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held install refrigeration equipment optional
- optional, not held perform refrigerant leak checks optional
- optional, not held test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits optional
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
- optional, not held fisheries management optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
23 held skills the fisheries engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAE software knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role aerodynamics knowledge
- not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
- not needed by the target role bicycle mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role computer simulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
- not needed by the target role determine production feasibility skill
- not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
- not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
- not needed by the target role examine engineering principles skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with engineers skill
- not needed by the target role material mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of motor vehicles knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
- not needed by the target role multimedia systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role operation of different engines knowledge
- not needed by the target role physics knowledge
- not needed by the target role read engineering drawings skill
- not needed by the target role scientific research methodology knowledge
- not needed by the target role thermodynamics knowledge
- not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- still to learn fisheries legislation required
- still to learn fishing vessels required
- still to learn international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
- still to learn International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
- still to learn pollution prevention required
- still to learn quality of fish products required
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
- optional, not held fisheries management optional
Common questions about this move
Can an aerodynamics engineer become a fisheries engineering technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. An aerodynamics engineer already covers 50% of what a fisheries engineering technician is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 12 of which the fisheries engineering technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aerodynamics engineer need to become a fisheries engineering technician?
10 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is ensure vessel compliance with regulations.
How hard is the move from aerodynamics engineer to fisheries engineering technician?
Its learning distance is 53.3 out of 100, which is the moderate band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
How this record was compiled
Both occupations are taken from ESCO, which lists the skills and knowledge each occupation is expected to have and marks every one required or optional. Nothing here is a prediction about hiring, and nothing here knows that a particular employer wants a particular certificate. Treat Table 3 as a starting point for your own research rather than a syllabus. The full method states what these figures can and cannot tell you.