Boat rigger to aircraft de-icer installer
A boat rigger already meets 69% of what the aircraft de-icer installer role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
32.1/ 100
1 How much of what an aircraft de-icer installer is expected to do is already part of a boat rigger’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 aircraft de-icer installer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aircraft de-icer installer role treats 12 of its required skills as things a boat rigger already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- align components
- apply health and safety standards
- electromechanics
- fasten components
- mechanics
- quality standards
What stands in the way is 2 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aircraft de-icer installer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a boat rigger background worth leading with.
- already held install pneumatic systems constructing
- already held use power tools handling and moving
- already held align components handling and moving
- already held fasten components handling and moving
- already held electromechanics engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held use technical documentation information skills
All 13 carried skills, including the 12 the aircraft de-icer installer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 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 aircraft mechanics required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held electric current optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- still to learn common aviation safety regulations required
- optional, not held install bleed air systems optional
- optional, not held install deicing boot optional
- optional, not held install electrothermal de-icing systems optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 entries an aircraft de-icer installer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held align components skill
- already held apply health and safety standards skill
- already held electromechanics knowledge
- already held fasten components skill
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held quality standards knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held read standard blueprints skill
- already held troubleshoot skill
- already held use power tools skill
- already held use technical documentation skill
- already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
- already held install pneumatic systems skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held install bleed air systems optional
- optional, not held install deicing boot optional
- optional, not held install electrothermal de-icing systems optional
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held conduct performance tests optional
- optional, not held electric current optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held keep records of work progress optional
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
41 held skills the aircraft de-icer installer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
- not needed by the target role 3D printing process knowledge
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role ICT software specifications knowledge
- not needed by the target role bolt engine parts skill
- not needed by the target role conduct routine machinery checks skill
- not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role determine suitability of materials skill
- not needed by the target role electricity knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
- not needed by the target role fluid mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration parts knowledge
- not needed by the target role inspect vessel skill
- not needed by the target role install electrical and electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role install hydraulic systems skill
- not needed by the target role install plumbing systems skill
- not needed by the target role install transport equipment engines skill
- not needed by the target role install transport equipment lighting skill
- not needed by the target role install transport vehicle interior components skill
- not needed by the target role install vessel's safety equipment skill
- not needed by the target role lead inspections skill
- not needed by the target role maintenance of printing machines knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintenance operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate 3D computer graphics software skill
- not needed by the target role operate lifting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate printing machinery skill
- not needed by the target role operation of different engines knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform maintenance on installed equipment skill
- not needed by the target role printing materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role printing on large scale machines knowledge
- not needed by the target role printing techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role quality assurance procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
- not needed by the target role repair sailing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use CAD software skill
- not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
- not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
1 further entry not listed here
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 common aviation safety regulations required
- still to learn aircraft mechanics required
- optional, not held engineering processes optional
- optional, not held electric current optional
- optional, not held engineering principles optional
- optional, not held pneumatics optional
Common questions about this move
Can a boat rigger become an aircraft de-icer installer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A boat rigger already covers 69% of what an aircraft de-icer installer is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 12 of which the aircraft de-icer installer role treats as required.
What skills does a boat rigger need to become an aircraft de-icer installer?
2 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is common aviation safety regulations.
How hard is the move from boat rigger to aircraft de-icer installer?
Its learning distance is 32.1 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.