Boatswain to fisheries assistant engineer
A boatswain already meets 69% of what the fisheries assistant engineer role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
31.6/ 100
1 How much of what a fisheries assistant engineer is expected to do is already part of a boatswain’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 fisheries assistant engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fisheries assistant engineer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a boatswain already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- extinguish fires
- fisheries legislation
- fishing vessels
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- pollution prevention
What stands in the way is 5 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 fisheries assistant engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a boatswain background worth leading with.
- already held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held quality of fish products agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held fishing vessels agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships business, administration and law
- already held fisheries legislation agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the fisheries assistant engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 5 missing skills fall into 3 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 manage ship emergency plans required
- still to learn coordinate fire fighting required
- still to learn operate ship propulsion system required
- still to learn operate ship rescue machinery required
- still to learn prevent sea pollution required
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fisheries assistant engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage ship emergency plans practise this
- 02 operate ship propulsion system practise this
- 03 operate ship rescue machinery 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 15 skills that carry over
- already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- already held extinguish fires skill
- already held fisheries legislation knowledge
- already held fishing vessels knowledge
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations knowledge
- already held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment skill
- already held use maritime English skill
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- already held assessment of risks and threats knowledge
- already held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system skill
- already held fisheries management knowledge
- already held quality of fish products knowledge
- already held train employees skill
0 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
21 held skills the fisheries assistant engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply fishing maneuvres skill
- not needed by the target role assist in ship maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries knowledge
- not needed by the target role coordinate fish handling operations skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate the ship crew skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate schools of fish skill
- not needed by the target role fishing gear knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle cargo skill
- not needed by the target role handle fish products skill
- not needed by the target role maintain safe navigation watches skill
- not needed by the target role operate ship equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate vessel critical systems skill
- not needed by the target role participate in the organisation of emergency drills skill
- not needed by the target role prepare aquatic inventory reports skill
- not needed by the target role prepare fishing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role preserve fish products skill
- not needed by the target role report to captain skill
- not needed by the target role stand watch on vessel skill
- not needed by the target role support vessel manoeuvres skill
- not needed by the target role swim skill
- not needed by the target role use fishing vessel equipment skill
Common questions about this move
Can a boatswain become a fisheries assistant engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A boatswain already covers 69% of what a fisheries assistant engineer is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 9 of which the fisheries assistant engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a boatswain need to become a fisheries assistant engineer?
5 required skills are missing, plus 0 optional ones. They fall into 3 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is manage ship emergency plans.
How hard is the move from boatswain to fisheries assistant engineer?
Its learning distance is 31.6 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.