Aquaculture cage mooring worker to water-based aquaculture worker
An aquaculture cage mooring worker already meets 52% of what the water-based aquaculture worker role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.6/ 100
1 How much of what a water-based aquaculture worker 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 water-based aquaculture worker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A water-based aquaculture worker role treats 19 of its required skills as things an aquaculture cage mooring worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assess cage water quality
- carry out fish transportation
- collect biological data
- collect dead fish
- collect fish samples for diagnosis
- collect growth rate information
What stands in the way is 17 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water-based aquaculture worker 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 transfer fish working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held prepare fish holding units handling and moving
- already held stock fish handling and moving
- already held carry out fish transportation handling and moving
- already held collect growth rate information information skills
- already held collect live fish handling and moving
All 29 carried skills, including the 19 the water-based aquaculture worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 28 missing skills fall into 9 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 depurate shellfish required
- still to learn maintain shellfish depuration equipment required
- still to learn carry out preparations for fish disease specialist required
- still to learn maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn monitor aquaculture stock health standards required
- still to learn operate hatchery trays required
- still to learn preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
- still to learn transport fish required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- still to learn measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity required
- still to learn measure water flow required
- still to learn measure water quality parameters required
- still to learn observe abnormal fish behaviour required
- optional, not held monitor fish mortality rates optional
- still to learn operation of lifting gears required
- still to learn operation of transport equipment required
- still to learn operate fish capture equipment required
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
- still to learn pedagogy required
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a water-based aquaculture worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 depurate shellfish practise this
- 02 maintain shellfish depuration equipment practise this
- 03 carry out preparations for fish disease specialist 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 29 skills that carry over
- already held assess cage water quality skill
- already held carry out fish transportation skill
- already held collect biological data skill
- already held collect dead fish skill
- already held collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
- already held collect growth rate information skill
- already held collect live fish skill
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held harvest aquatic resources skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held prepare fish holding units skill
- already held prepare fish treatment facilities skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held rope manipulation knowledge
- already held stock fish skill
- already held swim skill
- already held transfer fish skill
- already held work in a fishery team skill
- already held apply fish harvest methods skill
- already held check diving equipment skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held fish anatomy knowledge
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held maintain diving equipment skill
- already held perform diving interventions skill
- already held set up fish harvesting equipment skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held fishing gear optional
- optional, not held maintain fish harvesting equipment optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held fishing gear optional
- optional, not held handle harvested fish optional
- optional, not held maintain fish harvesting equipment optional
- optional, not held monitor fish mortality rates optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held maintain internal communication systems optional
- optional, not held use communication devices optional
35 held skills the water-based aquaculture worker 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 apply fish treatments skill
- not needed by the target role assist cage net changing 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 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 follow procedures in the event of an alarm skill
- not needed by the target role handle fish harvesting waste 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 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 monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role monitor treated fish skill
- not needed by the target role operate emergency equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform lookout duties during maritime operations 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 undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role use aquaculture heavy equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use water navigation devices skill
6 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 operation of lifting gears required
- still to learn operation of transport equipment required
- still to learn pedagogy required
- optional, not held fishing gear optional
- optional, not held animal welfare legislation optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
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Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture cage mooring worker become a water-based aquaculture worker?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An aquaculture cage mooring worker already covers 52% of what a water-based aquaculture worker is expected to do: 29 skills carry over, 19 of which the water-based aquaculture worker role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture cage mooring worker need to become a water-based aquaculture worker?
17 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is depurate shellfish.
How hard is the move from aquaculture cage mooring worker to water-based aquaculture worker?
Its learning distance is 61.6 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.