Aquaculture cage mooring worker to aquaculture harvesting technician
An aquaculture cage mooring worker already meets 40% of what the aquaculture harvesting technician role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.4/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture cage mooring worker’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 aquaculture harvesting technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture harvesting technician role treats 17 of its required skills as things an aquaculture cage mooring worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply fish harvest methods
- apply fish treatments
- collect broodstock
- collect dead fish
- fish biology
- fish identification and classification
What stands in the way is 21 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 20 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture harvesting technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an aquaculture cage mooring worker background worth leading with.
- already held handle fish harvesting waste handling and moving
- already held monitor treated fish handling and moving
- already held carry out fish transportation handling and moving
- already held collect growth rate information information skills
- already held apply fish harvest methods handling and moving
- already held prepare fish treatment facilities handling and moving
All 20 carried skills, including the 17 the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 37 missing skills fall into 10 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 carry out preparations for fish disease specialist required
- still to learn handle harvested fish required
- still to learn identity aquaculture species required
- still to learn monitor live fish collection required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- still to learn control aquatic production environment required
- optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- still to learn estimate harvest costs required
- still to learn monitor fish health status required
- still to learn monitor fish mortality rates required
- still to learn observe abnormal fish behaviour required
- still to learn prepare health certificates for fishery products required
- still to learn report harvested fish production required
- optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
- still to learn fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn maintain fish harvesting equipment required
- still to learn maintain grading equipment required
- still to learn ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- still to learn extinguish fires required
- optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture harvesting technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 carry out preparations for fish disease specialist practise this
- 02 ensure compliance with aquaculture standards practise this
- 03 estimate harvest costs 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 20 skills that carry over
- already held apply fish harvest methods skill
- already held apply fish treatments skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held collect dead fish skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held handle fish harvesting waste skill
- already held harvest aquatic resources skill
- already held monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- already held monitor treated fish skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held prepare fish treatment facilities skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held set up fish harvesting equipment skill
- already held swim skill
- already held carry out fish transportation skill
- already held collect growth rate information skill
- already held fish anatomy knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
- still to learn operate fish capture equipment required
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
- still to learn biosecurity required
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
- optional, not held manage teamwork optional
- optional, not held monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held speak different languages optional
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
- optional, not held work in inclement conditions optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
44 held skills the aquaculture harvesting technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- not needed by the target role act with a high level of safety awareness skill
- not needed by the target role assess cage water quality skill
- not needed by the target role assist cage net changing skill
- not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role clean fish cage skill
- not needed by the target role collect aquatic resources skill
- not needed by the target role collect biological data skill
- not needed by the target role collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role collect live fish skill
- not needed by the target role communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system skill
- not needed by the target role conduct on board safety inspections skill
- not needed by the target role conduct water navigation skill
- not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role fish grading knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow procedures in the event of an alarm skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety in the workplace knowledge
- not needed by the target role health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify common aquatic species diseases skill
- not needed by the target role identify support mechanisms to develop your professional practice skill
- not needed by the target role keep time accurately skill
- not needed by the target role maintain aquaculture cage equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain cage nets skill
- not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain nets skill
- not needed by the target role make time-critical decisions skill
- not needed by the target role manage personal professional development skill
- not needed by the target role manage spat collection equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maritime meteorology knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate emergency equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill
- not needed by the target role perform lookout duties during maritime operations skill
- not needed by the target role prepare fish holding units skill
- not needed by the target role prepare fishing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role report to the team leader skill
- not needed by the target role rope manipulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role stock fish skill
- not needed by the target role transfer fish skill
4 further entries not listed here
5 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 fighting fires at aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
Other moves recorded from aquaculture cage mooring worker
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture cage mooring worker become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture cage mooring worker already covers 40% of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do: 20 skills carry over, 17 of which the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture cage mooring worker need to become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
21 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is carry out preparations for fish disease specialist.
How hard is the move from aquaculture cage mooring worker to aquaculture harvesting technician?
Its learning distance is 70.4 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.