Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

aircraft pilottosecond officer

A aircraft pilot already meets 81% of what the second officer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.

From aircraft pilot
81%
Overlap1
To second officer
29 Skills carried over
5 Required, not held
25.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 25.1

This move: 25.1 of 100 · adjacent

1 Share of the second officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the aircraft pilot profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A second officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a aircraft pilot background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held ensure smooth on board operations management skills
  • already held inspect aircraft information skills
  • already held address aircraft mechanical issues working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements assisting and caring
  • already held respond to changing navigation circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity

All 29 carried skills, including the 23 the second officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 7 missing skills fall into 6 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held electrical systems used in transportation required
  • required, not held electronics required
02 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with airport security measures required
03 services 1 required
  • required, not held airport safety regulations required
04 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held perform aircraft maintenance required
05 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held consider economic criteria in decision making optional
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held launching of satellites into orbit optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a second officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held address aircraft mechanical issues skill
  • already held air transport law knowledge
  • already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
  • already held airport planning knowledge
  • already held aviation meteorology knowledge
  • already held carry out navigational calculations skill
  • already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
  • already held comply with checklists skill
  • already held deal with challenging work conditions skill
  • already held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
  • already held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations skill
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held ensure smooth on board operations skill
  • already held follow verbal instructions skill
  • already held geographic areas knowledge
  • already held handle stressful situations in the work place skill
  • already held inspect aircraft skill
  • already held interpret visual literacy skill
  • already held operate cockpit control panels skill
  • already held perform routine flight operations checks skill
  • already held read 3D displays skill
  • already held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements skill
  • already held use meteorological information skill
  • already held apply airport standards and regulations skill
  • already held geostationary satellites knowledge
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held make independent operating decisions skill
  • already held respond to changing navigation circumstances skill
  • already held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held consider economic criteria in decision making optional
  • optional, not held launching of satellites into orbit optional
59 held skills the second officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
  • not needed by the target role air force operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role air traffic control operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
  • not needed by the target role apply air force procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
  • not needed by the target role apply military aviation regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role apply signalling control procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role balance transportation cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role be friendly to passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role civil aviation regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role communicate in air traffic services skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with air traffic control operations skill
  • not needed by the target role create a flight plan skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with types of weapons skill
  • not needed by the target role execute flight plans skill
  • not needed by the target role follow airport safety procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in transport services skill
  • not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
  • not needed by the target role handle customer complaints skill
  • not needed by the target role have spatial awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role identify airport safety hazards skill
  • not needed by the target role identify security threats skill
  • not needed by the target role implement airside safety procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role keep task records skill
  • not needed by the target role listen actively skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage financial risk skill
  • not needed by the target role military aviation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role military code knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate radar equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radio navigation instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role operate two-way radio systems skill

19 further entries not listed here

4 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held airport safety regulations required
  • required, not held electrical systems used in transportation required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • optional, not held launching of satellites into orbit optional
Index
Note

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.