cabin crew managertosecond 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.
25%
77.7/ 100
1 Share of the second officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the cabin crew manager 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 second officer role treats 7 of its required skills as things a cabin crew manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- 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 would need to learn
The 27 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 aircraft compliance with regulation required
- required, not held ensure compliance with airport security measures required
- required, not held ensure public safety and security required
- required, not held comply with checklists required
- required, not held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations required
- required, not held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements required
- optional, not held apply airport standards and regulations optional
- required, not held carry out navigational calculations required
- required, not held inspect aircraft required
- required, not held use meteorological information required
- required, not held interpret visual literacy required
- required, not held read 3D displays required
- required, not held address aircraft mechanical issues required
- required, not held perform aircraft maintenance required
- required, not held operate cockpit control panels required
- optional, not held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements optional
- required, not held aircraft flight control systems required
- required, not held airport safety regulations required
- required, not held aviation meteorology required
- required, not held electrical systems used in transportation required
- required, not held electronics required
- required, not held 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 skill · sector specific
- 02 aircraft flight control systems knowledge · sector specific
- 03 airport safety regulations knowledge · 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 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
- required, not held 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.
- required, not held aircraft flight control systems required
- required, not held airport safety regulations required
- required, not held aviation meteorology required
- required, not held electrical systems used in transportation required
- required, not held electronics required
- required, not held geographic areas required
- optional, not held launching of satellites into orbit optional
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.