Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

coastguard watch officertoemergency response worker

A coastguard watch officer already meets 32% of what the emergency response worker role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From coastguard watch officer
32%
Overlap1
To emergency response worker
11 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
65.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.4/ 100

1 Share of the emergency response worker role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the coastguard watch officer 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

Why this move works

A emergency response worker role treats 4 of its required skills as things a coastguard watch officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • estimate damage
  • evacuate people from flooded areas
  • flood remediation equipment
  • treat flood damage

What stands in the way is 9 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A emergency response worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a coastguard watch officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held evacuate people from flooded areas assisting and caring
  • already held treat flood damage communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held flood remediation equipment services
  • already held identify risk of flooding information skills
  • already held estimate damage information skills
  • already held operate an emergency communication system working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 11 carried skills, including the 4 the emergency response worker role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 assisting and caring 3 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held perform environmental remediation required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation required
  • required, not held evacuate people from buildings required
  • optional, not held rescue animals optional
  • optional, not held avoid contamination optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held provide humanitarian aid optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
02 handling and moving 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held clean up spilled oil required
  • required, not held remove debris required
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held remove contaminants optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
03 health and welfare 2 required
  • required, not held first aid required
  • required, not held operational tactics for emergency responses required
04 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held provide emergency supplies required
  • optional, not held dispatch emergency personnel optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held coordinate with other emergency services required
  • optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
06 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform demarcation optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a emergency response worker 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

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held estimate damage skill
  • already held evacuate people from flooded areas skill
  • already held flood remediation equipment knowledge
  • already held treat flood damage skill
  • already held identify risk of flooding skill
  • already held operate an emergency communication system skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held perform search and rescue missions skill
  • already held pollution legislation knowledge
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
  • already held report pollution incidents skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held dispatch emergency personnel optional
  • optional, not held rescue animals optional
  • optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
  • optional, not held avoid contamination optional
  • optional, not held dispose of hazardous waste optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency evacuation plans optional
  • optional, not held manage emergency procedures optional
  • optional, not held perform demarcation optional
  • optional, not held provide first aid optional
  • optional, not held provide humanitarian aid optional
  • optional, not held remove contaminants optional
  • optional, not held sort waste optional
  • optional, not held use personal protection equipment optional
26 held skills the emergency response worker role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role advise on safety improvements skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
  • not needed by the target role apply first response skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in maritime rescue operations skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in ship maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role check official documents skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate rescue missions skill
  • not needed by the target role develop contingency plans for emergencies skill
  • not needed by the target role develop flood remediation strategies skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure law application skill
  • not needed by the target role first response knowledge
  • not needed by the target role identify security threats skill
  • not needed by the target role influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships knowledge
  • not needed by the target role integrate Committee on Safe Seas guidelines into inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role law enforcement knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain operational communications skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ship logs skill
  • not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role patrol areas skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent sea pollution skill
  • not needed by the target role provide advice on breaches of regulation skill
  • not needed by the target role read maps skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise crew skill
  • not needed by the target role undertake inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held first aid required
  • required, not held operational tactics for emergency responses required
  • optional, not held waste and scrap products optional
Index
Note

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.