Cabin crew manager to second officer
A cabin crew manager already meets 25% of what the second officer role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.
77.7/ 100
1 How much of what a second officer is expected to do is already part of a cabin crew 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 second officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A second officer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a cabin crew manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- air transport law
- airport planning
- common aviation safety regulations
- deal with challenging work conditions
- follow verbal instructions
- handle stressful situations in the work place
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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A second officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cabin crew manager background worth leading with.
- already held geostationary satellites natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held deal with challenging work conditions assisting and caring
- already held airport planning engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held perform routine flight operations checks information skills
- already held air transport law business, administration and law
- already held handle stressful situations in the work place management skills
All 9 carried skills, including the 7 the second officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 8 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 ensure aircraft compliance with regulation required
- still to learn ensure compliance with airport security measures required
- still to learn ensure public safety and security required
- still to learn comply with checklists required
- still to learn ensure ongoing compliance with regulations required
- still to learn undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements required
- optional, not held apply airport standards and regulations optional
- still to learn carry out navigational calculations required
- still to learn inspect aircraft required
- still to learn use meteorological information required
- still to learn interpret visual literacy required
- still to learn read 3D displays required
- still to learn address aircraft mechanical issues required
- still to learn perform aircraft maintenance required
- still to learn operate cockpit control panels required
- optional, not held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements optional
- still to learn aircraft flight control systems required
- still to learn airport safety regulations required
- still to learn aviation meteorology required
- still to learn electrical systems used in transportation required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn ensure smooth on board operations required
- optional, not held consider economic criteria in decision making optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a second officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 address aircraft mechanical issues practise this
- 02 aircraft flight control systems study this
- 03 airport safety regulations 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 9 skills that carry over
- already held air transport law knowledge
- already held airport planning knowledge
- already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- already held deal with challenging work conditions skill
- already held follow verbal instructions skill
- already held handle stressful situations in the work place skill
- already held perform routine flight operations checks skill
- already held geostationary satellites knowledge
- already held have computer literacy skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn geographic areas required
- optional, not held launching of satellites into orbit optional
- optional, not held respond to changing navigation circumstances optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply airport standards and regulations optional
- optional, not held respond to changing navigation circumstances optional
- optional, not held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements optional
- optional, not held consider economic criteria in decision making optional
- optional, not held launching of satellites into orbit optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
22 held skills the second officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role act reliably skill
- not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
- not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts skill
- not needed by the target role be friendly to passengers skill
- not needed by the target role carry out pre-flight duties skill
- not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role conduct full-scale emergency plan exercises skill
- not needed by the target role deliver outstanding service skill
- not needed by the target role execute flight plans skill
- not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
- not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role inspect cabin service equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain relationship with customers skill
- not needed by the target role manage the customer experience skill
- not needed by the target role prepare flight reports skill
- not needed by the target role process customer orders skill
- not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
- not needed by the target role provide food and beverages skill
- not needed by the target role provide information to passengers skill
- not needed by the target role sell souvenirs skill
- not needed by the target role upsell products skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels 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 aircraft flight control systems required
- still to learn airport safety regulations required
- still to learn aviation meteorology required
- still to learn electrical systems used in transportation required
- still to learn electronics required
- still to learn geographic areas required
- optional, not held launching of satellites into orbit optional
Common questions about this move
Can a cabin crew manager become a second officer?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A cabin crew manager already covers 25% of what a second officer is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 7 of which the second officer role treats as required.
What skills does a cabin crew manager need to become a second officer?
21 required skills are missing, plus 6 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is address aircraft mechanical issues.
How hard is the move from cabin crew manager to second officer?
Its learning distance is 77.7 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.