Aquaculture mooring manager to aquaculture husbandry manager
An aquaculture mooring manager already meets 19% of what the aquaculture husbandry manager role asks for. The move turns on 32 required skills not yet in the profile.
86.5/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture husbandry manager 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 husbandry manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture husbandry manager role treats 7 of its required skills as things an aquaculture mooring manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- effect of water currents
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- ensure cage safety requirements are followed
- fish biology
- fish welfare regulations
- fishing industry
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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture husbandry manager 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 effect of water currents agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held ensure cage safety requirements are followed assisting and caring
- 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 ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety assisting and caring
All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the aquaculture husbandry manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 48 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 aquaculture cultivation equipment required
- still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
- still to learn escapee contingency plans required
- still to learn fish grading required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources required
- still to learn rates of growth assessment required
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- still to learn assess cage water quality required
- still to learn calculate aquatic resources growth rate required
- still to learn identify risks in aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn monitor fish mortality rates required
- still to learn monitor the use of resources in production required
- still to learn interpret scientific data to assess water quality required
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held evaluate training optional
- still to learn develop fish health and welfare management plans required
- still to learn develop stock health programmes required
- still to learn supervise pest and disease control required
- still to learn supervise waste disposal required
- still to learn supervise waste water treatments required
- optional, not held develop outreach training plans optional
- optional, not held identify training needs optional
- still to learn implement fin fish feeding regimes required
- still to learn manage aquatic resources stock production required
- still to learn plan aquatic resources feeding regimes required
- still to learn control aquatic production environment required
- still to learn handle veterinary emergencies required
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- still to learn collaborate with animal related professionals required
- still to learn ensure compliance with aquaculture standards required
- still to learn implement contingency plans for escapees required
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn maintain aquaculture equipment required
- still to learn manage water flows and catchments required
- still to learn monitor feeding systems required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture husbandry manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 aquaculture cultivation equipment study this
- 02 aquaculture production planning software study this
- 03 assess cage water quality 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 12 skills that carry over
- already held effect of water currents knowledge
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held ensure cage safety requirements are followed skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held operate an emergency communication system skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held use communication devices skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn incidents and accidents recording required
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
16 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held check diving equipment optional
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held develop outreach training plans optional
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- optional, not held communicate by telephone optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held critique the dive with the dive team optional
- optional, not held deliver online training optional
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
- optional, not held evaluate training optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held identify training needs optional
- optional, not held maintain diving equipment optional
- optional, not held perform diving interventions optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
29 held skills the aquaculture husbandry manager 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 in an outdoor setting skill
- 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 fish identification and classification 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 lead a team skill
- not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems skill
- not needed by the target role make time-critical decisions skill
- not needed by the target role manage teamwork skill
- not needed by the target role manoeuvere and load small vessel skill
- not needed by the target role operate fish capture equipment 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 work in inclement conditions skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
- not needed by the target role write technical reports skill
12 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 aquaculture cultivation equipment required
- still to learn aquaculture production planning software required
- still to learn escapee contingency plans required
- still to learn fish grading required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn husbandry and harvesting effects on aquatic resources required
- still to learn incidents and accidents recording required
- still to learn rates of growth assessment required
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- still to learn biosecurity required
- optional, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries optional
- optional, not held diving operation requirements optional
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture mooring manager become an aquaculture husbandry manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture mooring manager already covers 19% of what an aquaculture husbandry manager is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 7 of which the aquaculture husbandry manager role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture mooring manager need to become an aquaculture husbandry manager?
32 required skills are missing, plus 16 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is aquaculture cultivation equipment.
How hard is the move from aquaculture mooring manager to aquaculture husbandry manager?
Its learning distance is 86.5 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.