boatswaintofisheries master
A boatswain already meets 49% of what the fisheries master role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.
49%
64.6/ 100
1 Share of the fisheries master role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the boatswain profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A fisheries master role treats 23 of its required skills as things a boatswain already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- apply fishing maneuvres
- assessment of risks and threats
- code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
- communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system
What stands in the way is 21 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fisheries master 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 coordinate fish handling operations handling and moving
- already held apply fishing maneuvres working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held evaluate schools of fish information skills
- already held prepare fishing equipment management skills
- already held support vessel manoeuvres working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain safe navigation watches working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 25 carried skills, including the 23 the fisheries master role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 31 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
- required, not held prevent sea pollution required
- required, not held undertake navigation safety actions required
- required, not held prepare safety exercises on ships required
- required, not held provide first aid required
- required, not held work in outdoor conditions required
- optional, not held manage groups outdoors optional
- optional, not held deal with challenging work conditions optional
- required, not held assess trim of vessels required
- required, not held conduct water navigation required
- required, not held operate ship rescue machinery required
- required, not held recognise abnormalities on board required
- required, not held use water navigation devices required
- required, not held coordinate cargo handling required
- required, not held schedule fishing required
- required, not held coordinate fire fighting required
- optional, not held adapt to changes on a boat optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
- required, not held assess stability of vessels required
- required, not held use meteorological information required
- optional, not held evaluate outdoor activities optional
- optional, not held implement risk management for outdoors optional
- required, not held deterioration of fish products required
- required, not held fishing industry required
- required, not held provide on-board safety training required
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held handle challenging situations in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held respond to changing situations in fishery optional
- optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in fishery optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fisheries master role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 coordinate cargo handling skill · occupation specific
- 02 assess stability of vessels skill · sector specific
- 03 assess trim of vessels skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 25 skills that carry over
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- already held apply fishing maneuvres skill
- already held assessment of risks and threats knowledge
- already held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries knowledge
- already held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system skill
- already held coordinate fish handling operations skill
- already held evaluate schools of fish skill
- already held extinguish fires skill
- already held fisheries legislation knowledge
- already held fisheries management knowledge
- already held fishing gear knowledge
- already held fishing vessels knowledge
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- already held maintain safe navigation watches skill
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held quality of fish products knowledge
- already held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations knowledge
- already held support vessel manoeuvres skill
- already held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment skill
- already held swim skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held use maritime English skill
- already held prepare fishing equipment skill
- already held preserve fish products skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held secure cargo in stowage required
- required, not held maritime meteorology required
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held adapt to changes on a boat optional
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held evaluate outdoor activities optional
- optional, not held handle challenging situations in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held implement risk management for outdoors optional
- optional, not held manage groups outdoors optional
- optional, not held respond to changing situations in fishery optional
- optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in fishery optional
- optional, not held deal with challenging work conditions optional
- optional, not held lead a team optional
11 held skills the fisheries master role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assist in ship maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate the ship crew skill
- 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 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 report to captain skill
- not needed by the target role stand watch on vessel skill
- not needed by the target role use fishing vessel equipment skill
3 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held maritime meteorology required
- required, not held deterioration of fish products required
- required, not held fishing industry required
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.