Aquaculture mooring manager to aquaculture harvesting technician
An aquaculture mooring manager already meets 20% of what the aquaculture harvesting technician role asks for. The move turns on 32 required skills not yet in the profile.
85.3/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do is already part of an aquaculture mooring manager’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 6 of its required skills as things an aquaculture mooring manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- fish biology
- fish identification and classification
- fish welfare regulations
- operate fish capture equipment
- operate small craft
- prepare for small craft operation
What stands in the way is 32 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 15 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 mooring manager background worth leading with.
- already held operate fish capture equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held prepare for small craft operation working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate small craft working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held fish welfare regulations agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held communicate in an outdoor setting communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety assisting and caring
All 15 carried skills, including the 6 the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 42 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 apply fish harvest methods required
- still to learn apply fish treatments required
- still to learn carry out preparations for fish disease specialist required
- still to learn collect broodstock required
- still to learn collect dead fish required
- still to learn handle fish harvesting waste required
- still to learn handle harvested fish required
- still to learn harvest aquatic resources required
- still to learn identity aquaculture species required
- still to learn monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour required
- still to learn monitor live fish collection required
- still to learn monitor treated fish required
- still to learn perform fish grading operations required
- still to learn prepare fish treatment facilities required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- still to learn control aquatic production environment required
- optional, not held carry out fish transportation optional
- 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
- optional, not held collect growth rate information optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
- still to learn swim required
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers 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 fire-fighting systems required
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording 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 apply fish harvest methods practise this
- 02 apply fish treatments 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 15 skills that carry over
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held operate fish capture equipment skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held lead a team skill
- already held maintain internal communication systems skill
- already held manage teamwork skill
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held use communication devices skill
- already held work in inclement conditions skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn extinguish fires required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- still to learn set up fish harvesting equipment required
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held calculate aquatic resources growth rate optional
- optional, not held carry out fish transportation optional
- optional, not held collect growth rate information optional
- optional, not held fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording 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
26 held skills the aquaculture harvesting technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
- not needed by the target role apply risk management processes skill
- not needed by the target role aquaculture industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate mooring plans skill
- not needed by the target role conduct small vessel operation start-up procedures skill
- not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role design principles of containment systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role draw up risk assessment skill
- not needed by the target role effect of water currents knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure cage safety requirements are followed skill
- not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role identify process improvements skill
- not needed by the target role identify risks of ship activities skill
- not needed by the target role influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships knowledge
- not needed by the target role make time-critical decisions skill
- not needed by the target role manoeuvere and load small vessel skill
- not needed by the target role operate an emergency communication system skill
- not needed by the target role participate in the organisation of emergency drills skill
- not needed by the target role peform small vessel administrative duties skill
- not needed by the target role perform small vessel navigation skill
- not needed by the target role perform small vessel safety measures skill
- not needed by the target role perform small vessel safety procedures skill
- not needed by the target role plan aquaculture cage mooring system skill
- not needed by the target role set up aquaculture cage mooring system skill
- not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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 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 fish anatomy optional
- optional, not held incidents and accidents recording optional
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture mooring manager become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture mooring manager already covers 20% of what an aquaculture harvesting technician is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 6 of which the aquaculture harvesting technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture mooring manager need to become an aquaculture harvesting technician?
32 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is apply fish harvest methods.
How hard is the move from aquaculture mooring manager to aquaculture harvesting technician?
Its learning distance is 85.3 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.