Aquaculture mooring manager to aquaculture recirculation manager
An aquaculture mooring manager already meets 26% of what the aquaculture recirculation manager role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.
80.5/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture recirculation 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 recirculation manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture recirculation manager role treats 8 of its required skills as things an aquaculture mooring manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- fish biology
- fish identification and classification
- fish welfare regulations
- fishing industry
- make time-critical decisions
What stands in the way is 26 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture recirculation 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 participate in the organisation of emergency drills management skills
- already held fish welfare regulations agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety assisting and caring
- already held make time-critical decisions management skills
- already held operate an emergency communication system working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held fishing industry agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
All 14 carried skills, including the 8 the aquaculture recirculation manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 34 missing skills fall into 13 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 conduct fish mortality studies required
- still to learn inspect fish stock required
- still to learn monitor fish health status required
- still to learn interpret scientific data to assess water quality required
- still to learn monitor water quality required
- still to learn implement fin fish feeding regimes required
- still to learn monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- still to learn treat fish diseases required
- still to learn supervise aquaculture circulation system required
- still to learn supervise biofilter systems required
- still to learn maintain recirculation systems required
- still to learn biofilter systems required
- still to learn recirculation systems required
- still to learn water reuse required
- still to learn develop fish health and welfare management plans required
- still to learn identify training needs required
- optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
- optional, not held implement scientific decision making in healthcare optional
- optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional
- still to learn fish grading required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
7 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture recirculation manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 biofilter systems study this
- 02 manage recirculation systems practise this
- 03 manage recirculation systems equipment 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 14 skills that carry over
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held make time-critical decisions skill
- already held participate in the organisation of emergency drills skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held cooperate with colleagues skill
- already held lead a team skill
- already held manage teamwork skill
- already held operate an emergency communication system skill
- already held speak different languages skill
- already held use communication devices skill
The 7 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- still to learn manage recirculation systems required
- still to learn manage recirculation systems equipment required
- still to learn provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities required
- optional, not held develop personal skills optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- still to learn maintain safety systems required
- still to learn water chemistry analysis required
- optional, not held marketing principles optional
- optional, not held use IT tools optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- optional, not held develop personal skills optional
- optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held implement scientific decision making in healthcare optional
- optional, not held marketing principles optional
- optional, not held plan marketing strategy optional
- optional, not held use IT tools optional
27 held skills the aquaculture recirculation 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 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 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 maintain internal communication systems 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 operate small craft 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 prepare for small craft operation 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
10 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 biofilter systems required
- still to learn fish grading required
- still to learn fish harvesting methods required
- still to learn recirculation systems required
- still to learn water chemistry analysis required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- still to learn water reuse required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- optional, not held marketing principles optional
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture mooring manager become an aquaculture recirculation manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture mooring manager already covers 26% of what an aquaculture recirculation manager is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 8 of which the aquaculture recirculation manager role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture mooring manager need to become an aquaculture recirculation manager?
26 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 13 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is biofilter systems.
How hard is the move from aquaculture mooring manager to aquaculture recirculation manager?
Its learning distance is 80.5 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.