Cadastral technician to hydrographic surveying technician
A cadastral technician already meets 26% of what the hydrographic surveying technician role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
75.3/ 100
1 How much of what a hydrographic surveying technician is expected to do is already part of a cadastral technician’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 hydrographic surveying technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A hydrographic surveying technician role treats 6 of its required skills as things a cadastral technician already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cartography
- document survey operations
- operate surveying instruments
- perform surveying calculations
- record survey data
- surveying methods
What stands in the way is 15 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 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A hydrographic surveying technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a cadastral technician background worth leading with.
- already held document survey operations information skills
- already held perform surveying calculations information skills
- already held process collected survey data information skills
- already held surveying methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held collect data using GPS information skills
- already held operate surveying instruments working with machinery and specialised equipment
All 11 carried skills, including the 6 the hydrographic surveying technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 34 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 morphology required
- still to learn bathymetry required
- still to learn hydrography required
- still to learn geodesy required
- still to learn geomatics required
- still to learn mathematics required
- still to learn survey techniques required
- optional, not held geography optional
- optional, not held geology optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- still to learn conduct underwater surveys required
- still to learn collect mapping data required
- still to learn prepare surveying report required
- optional, not held collect geological data optional
- optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
- optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
- optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
- optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
- optional, not held create GIS reports optional
- still to learn assist hydrographic surveys required
- still to learn adjust surveying equipment required
- optional, not held operate marine machinery systems optional
- optional, not held operate marine communication systems optional
- still to learn topography required
- still to learn surveying required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
- optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
- optional, not held assist scientific research optional
- optional, not held write technical reports optional
- optional, not held develop geological databases optional
- optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
- optional, not held create thematic maps optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a hydrographic surveying technician 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 11 skills that carry over
- already held cartography knowledge
- already held document survey operations skill
- already held operate surveying instruments skill
- already held perform surveying calculations skill
- already held record survey data skill
- already held surveying methods knowledge
- already held collect data using GPS skill
- already held geographic information systems knowledge
- already held process collected survey data skill
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use geographic information systems skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
19 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held collect geological data optional
- optional, not held develop geological databases optional
- optional, not held interpret geophysical data optional
- optional, not held operate marine machinery systems optional
- optional, not held prepare geological map sections optional
- optional, not held provide information on geological characteristics optional
- optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
- optional, not held analyse scientific data optional
- optional, not held apply digital mapping optional
- optional, not held apply scientific methods optional
- optional, not held assist scientific research optional
- optional, not held conduct research before survey optional
- optional, not held create GIS reports optional
- optional, not held create thematic maps optional
- optional, not held geography optional
- optional, not held geology optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
- optional, not held operate marine communication systems optional
- optional, not held write technical reports optional
15 held skills the hydrographic surveying technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role CAD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role compare survey computations skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role concurrent estate knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct land surveys skill
- not needed by the target role construction legal systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role create cadastral maps skill
- not needed by the target role deliver visual presentation of data skill
- not needed by the target role manage cadastre skill
- not needed by the target role operate GPS systems skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role respond to enquiries skill
- not needed by the target role review construction plans authorisations skill
- not needed by the target role use data processing techniques skill
- not needed by the target role visual presentation techniques knowledge
13 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 morphology required
- still to learn bathymetry required
- still to learn hydrography required
- still to learn topography required
- still to learn geodesy required
- still to learn geomatics required
- still to learn mathematics required
- still to learn survey techniques required
- still to learn surveying required
- optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
- optional, not held geography optional
- optional, not held geology optional
- optional, not held oceanography optional
Common questions about this move
Can a cadastral technician become a hydrographic surveying technician?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A cadastral technician already covers 26% of what a hydrographic surveying technician is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 6 of which the hydrographic surveying technician role treats as required.
What skills does a cadastral technician need to become a hydrographic surveying technician?
15 required skills are missing, plus 19 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by natural sciences, mathematics and statistics. The single most important is morphology.
How hard is the move from cadastral technician to hydrographic surveying technician?
Its learning distance is 75.3 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.