Automotive battery technician to marine electrician
An automotive battery technician already meets 36% of what the marine electrician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
65.7/ 100
1 How much of what a marine electrician is expected to do is already part of an automotive battery technician’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 marine electrician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A marine electrician role treats 6 of its required skills as things an automotive battery technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply health and safety standards
- electricity
- read standard blueprints
- test electrical equipment
- use technical documentation
- wear appropriate protective gear
What stands in the way is 13 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. A marine electrician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an automotive battery technician background worth leading with.
- already held install transport equipment batteries working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held test electrical equipment constructing
- already held repair battery components working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held battery fluids engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held operate battery test equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held battery chemistry natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 15 carried skills, including the 6 the marine electrician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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 maritime electric drives required
- still to learn mechanics of vessels required
- still to learn types of maritime vessels required
- still to learn vessel electrical system required
- still to learn electrical testing methods required
- still to learn electrical wiring diagrams required
- still to learn electrical wiring plans required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn mechanics required
- optional, not held electronic test procedures optional
- still to learn install electrical equipment in vessels required
- optional, not held install transport equipment lighting optional
- optional, not held repair vessel electrical systems optional
- still to learn troubleshoot required
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- still to learn perform test run required
- optional, not held maintain vessel technical equipment according to instructions optional
- still to learn fasten components required
- optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
- optional, not held diagnose defective engines optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a marine electrician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 install electrical equipment in vessels practise this
- 02 maritime electric drives study this
- 03 mechanics of vessels study 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 apply health and safety standards skill
- already held electricity knowledge
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held test electrical equipment skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held apply soldering techniques skill
- already held battery chemistry knowledge
- already held battery components knowledge
- already held battery fluids knowledge
- already held install transport equipment batteries skill
- already held maintain electrical equipment skill
- already held operate battery test equipment skill
- already held operate soldering equipment skill
- already held repair battery components skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held diagnose defective engines optional
- optional, not held follow procedures to control substances hazardous to health optional
- optional, not held identify customer's needs optional
- optional, not held install transport equipment lighting optional
- optional, not held repair vessel electrical systems optional
- optional, not held write records for repairs optional
- optional, not held create technical plans optional
- optional, not held electronic test procedures optional
- optional, not held maintain vessel technical equipment according to instructions optional
23 held skills the marine electrician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assemble automotive batteries skill
- not needed by the target role assemble batteries skill
- not needed by the target role battery design knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery formation knowledge
- not needed by the target role battery management systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
- not needed by the target role describe electric drive system skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of chemicals skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
- not needed by the target role electric current knowledge
- not needed by the target role energy storage systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role hybrid vehicle architecture knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect for faults in the vehicle's electric system skill
- not needed by the target role install automotive electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install car electronics skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electrical engines skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vehicle electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role repair vehicle electrical systems skill
- not needed by the target role repair vehicle's electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role set up automotive robot skill
- not needed by the target role use diagnostic tools for electronic repairs 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 maritime electric drives required
- still to learn mechanics of vessels required
- still to learn types of maritime vessels required
- still to learn vessel electrical system required
- still to learn electrical testing methods required
- still to learn electrical wiring diagrams required
- still to learn electrical wiring plans required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn mechanics required
- optional, not held electronic test procedures optional
Other moves recorded from automotive battery technician
Common questions about this move
Can an automotive battery technician become a marine electrician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An automotive battery technician already covers 36% of what a marine electrician is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 6 of which the marine electrician role treats as required.
What skills does an automotive battery technician need to become a marine electrician?
13 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is install electrical equipment in vessels.
How hard is the move from automotive battery technician to marine electrician?
Its learning distance is 65.7 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.