Aquaculture mooring manager to aquaculture recirculation technician
An aquaculture mooring manager already meets 24% of what the aquaculture recirculation technician role asks for. The move turns on 26 required skills not yet in the profile.
81.5/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture recirculation 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 recirculation technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture recirculation technician role treats 8 of its required skills as things an aquaculture mooring manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cooperate with colleagues
- draw up risk assessment
- ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety
- fish biology
- fish welfare regulations
- 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture recirculation 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 participate in the organisation of emergency drills management skills
- already held draw up risk assessment information skills
- already held fish welfare regulations agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety assisting and caring
- already held maintain internal communication systems communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held make time-critical decisions management skills
All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the aquaculture recirculation technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 37 missing skills fall into 12 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 identify risks in aquaculture facilities required
- still to learn measure water quality parameters required
- still to learn monitor fish health status required
- still to learn monitor fish mortality rates required
- still to learn perform water chemistry analysis required
- still to learn collect biological data required
- still to learn interpret scientific data to assess water quality required
- still to learn monitor water quality required
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held observe abnormal fish behaviour optional
- still to learn apply fish treatments required
- still to learn implement fin fish feeding regimes required
- still to learn monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour required
- still to learn monitor growth rates of cultivated fish species required
- still to learn preserve fish samples for diagnosis required
- still to learn carry out fish disease prevention measures required
- still to learn treat fish diseases required
- optional, not held collect broodstock optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- still to learn recirculation systems required
- still to learn water reuse required
- still to learn operate control systems required
- still to learn use IT tools required
- still to learn maintain specified water characteristics required
- still to learn operate hatchery recirculation system required
- still to learn aquatic resources biosecurity required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
6 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture recirculation technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 aquatic resources biosecurity study this
- 02 apply fish treatments practise this
- 03 identify risks in aquaculture facilities 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 cooperate with colleagues skill
- already held draw up risk assessment skill
- already held ensure aquaculture personnel health and safety skill
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish welfare regulations 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 lead a team skill
- already held maintain internal communication systems skill
- already held manage teamwork skill
- already held use communication devices skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- still to learn maintain recirculation systems required
- still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
- still to learn water chemistry analysis required
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
- optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
- optional, not held collect broodstock optional
- optional, not held conduct fish mortality studies optional
- optional, not held encourage teambuilding optional
- optional, not held observe abnormal fish behaviour optional
- optional, not held provide on-site training in aquaculture facilities optional
- optional, not held screen live fish deformities optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
- optional, not held develop strategy to solve problems optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
29 held skills the aquaculture recirculation 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 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 effect of water currents knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure cage safety requirements are followed skill
- not needed by the target role fish identification and classification knowledge
- 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 manoeuvere and load small vessel skill
- not needed by the target role operate an emergency communication system 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 speak different languages 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
7 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 aquatic resources biosecurity required
- still to learn recirculation systems required
- still to learn water chemistry analysis required
- still to learn animal welfare legislation required
- still to learn assessment of risks and threats required
- still to learn water reuse required
- optional, not held aquaponics optional
Common questions about this move
Can an aquaculture mooring manager become an aquaculture recirculation technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. An aquaculture mooring manager already covers 24% of what an aquaculture recirculation technician is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 8 of which the aquaculture recirculation technician role treats as required.
What skills does an aquaculture mooring manager need to become an aquaculture recirculation technician?
26 required skills are missing, plus 11 optional ones. They fall into 12 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is aquatic resources biosecurity.
How hard is the move from aquaculture mooring manager to aquaculture recirculation technician?
Its learning distance is 81.5 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.