Aircraft maintenance coordinator to airport security officer
An aircraft maintenance coordinator already meets 18% of what the airport security officer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
79.1/ 100
1 How much of what an airport security officer is expected to do is already part of an aircraft maintenance coordinator’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 airport security officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An airport security officer role treats 4 of its required skills as things an aircraft maintenance coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- airport safety regulations
- apply airport standards and regulations
- identify airport safety hazards
- report airport security incidents
What stands in the way is 12 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An airport security officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aircraft maintenance coordinator background worth leading with.
- already held report airport security incidents information skills
- already held airport safety regulations services
- already held identify airport safety hazards information skills
- already held apply airport standards and regulations assisting and caring
- already held perform risk analysis information skills
All 5 carried skills, including the 4 the airport security officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 34 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 conduct airport security screening required
- still to learn ensure compliance with airport security measures required
- still to learn check official documents required
- still to learn check travel documentation required
- still to learn conduct frisk required
- still to learn identify security threats required
- still to learn perform body searches required
- still to learn perform security checks required
- still to learn respond to enquiries required
- optional, not held apply self-defence optional
- optional, not held check implementation security plan optional
- optional, not held carry out evacuation of airport in an emergency optional
- optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
- optional, not held detain offenders optional
- optional, not held ensure law application optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- still to learn conduct airport safety inspections required
- optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
- optional, not held inspect cargo optional
- still to learn illegal substances required
- optional, not held investigation research methods optional
- still to learn use X-ray machines required
- optional, not held update procedure instructions optional
- optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
- optional, not held conduct research interview optional
- optional, not held execute working instructions optional
- optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held write situation reports optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with policies optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an airport security officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 use X-ray machines practise this
- 02 conduct airport safety inspections practise this
- 03 conduct airport security screening practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held airport safety regulations knowledge
- already held apply airport standards and regulations skill
- already held identify airport safety hazards skill
- already held report airport security incidents skill
- already held perform risk analysis skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
- optional, not held manage technical security systems optional
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply self-defence optional
- optional, not held check implementation security plan optional
- optional, not held manage technical security systems optional
- optional, not held update procedure instructions optional
- optional, not held carry out evacuation of airport in an emergency optional
- optional, not held ensure public safety and security optional
- optional, not held apply knowledge of human behaviour optional
- optional, not held conduct research interview optional
- optional, not held detain offenders optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with policies optional
- optional, not held ensure law application optional
- optional, not held execute working instructions optional
- optional, not held identify terrorism threats optional
- optional, not held inspect cargo optional
- optional, not held investigation research methods optional
- optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
- optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
- optional, not held provide first aid optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- optional, not held write situation reports optional
20 held skills the airport security officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role aircraft cargo capacity knowledge
- not needed by the target role aircraft mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role airport planning knowledge
- not needed by the target role analyse the need for technical resources skill
- not needed by the target role apply numeracy skills skill
- not needed by the target role aviation standards and recommended practices knowledge
- not needed by the target role detect bottlenecks skill
- not needed by the target role determine maintenance schedules for airport equipment skill
- not needed by the target role ensure data protection in aviation operations skill
- not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow industry codes of practice for aviation safety skill
- not needed by the target role manage airport development resources skill
- not needed by the target role manage airport workshops skill
- not needed by the target role manage human resources skill
- not needed by the target role perform resource planning skill
- not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role use computerised maintenance management systems skill
- not needed by the target role use technical documentation skill
- not needed by the target role visual aid systems in airports knowledge
- not needed by the target role wear appropriate protective gear skill
3 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 illegal substances required
- optional, not held investigation research methods optional
- optional, not held legal use-of-force optional
Other moves recorded from aircraft maintenance coordinator
Common questions about this move
Can an aircraft maintenance coordinator become an airport security officer?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aircraft maintenance coordinator already covers 18% of what an airport security officer is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 4 of which the airport security officer role treats as required.
What skills does an aircraft maintenance coordinator need to become an airport security officer?
12 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is use X-ray machines.
How hard is the move from aircraft maintenance coordinator to airport security officer?
Its learning distance is 79.1 out of 100, which is the career change 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.