Construction commercial diver to rescue diver
A construction commercial diver already meets 50% of what the rescue diver role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.
54/ 100
1 How much of what a rescue diver is expected to do is already part of a construction commercial diver’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 rescue diver role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A rescue diver role treats 13 of its required skills as things a construction commercial diver already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- check diving equipment
- comply with legal requirements for diving operations
- comply with the planned time for the depth of the dive
- display warnings around dive site
- dive with scuba equipment
- diving equipment
What stands in the way is 12 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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A rescue diver role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a construction commercial diver background worth leading with.
- already held comply with the planned time for the depth of the dive assisting and caring
- already held display warnings around dive site communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held dive with scuba equipment communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held diving equipment services
- already held diving vessels systems services
- already held ensure diving operations conform with plan communication, collaboration and creativity
All 14 carried skills, including the 13 the rescue diver role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 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 assist in maritime rescue operations required
- still to learn perform search and rescue missions required
- still to learn provide first aid required
- still to learn react calmly in stressful situations required
- optional, not held assist with emergencies optional
- still to learn apply crisis management required
- still to learn tolerate stress required
- still to learn coordinate rescue missions required
- still to learn handle stressful situations in the work place required
- still to learn crisis intervention required
- still to learn first aid required
- still to learn deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances required
- still to learn perform diving interventions required
- optional, not held conduct physical examination in emergency optional
- optional, not held assess nature of injury in emergency optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a rescue diver role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply crisis management practise this
- 02 assist in maritime rescue operations practise this
- 03 deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 14 skills that carry over
- already held check diving equipment skill
- already held comply with legal requirements for diving operations skill
- already held comply with the planned time for the depth of the dive skill
- already held display warnings around dive site skill
- already held dive with scuba equipment skill
- already held diving equipment knowledge
- already held diving operation requirements knowledge
- already held diving vessels systems knowledge
- already held ensure diving operations conform with plan skill
- already held ensure health and safety of dive teams skill
- already held implement dive plans skill
- already held interrupt diving operations when necessary skill
- already held maintain diving equipment skill
- already held critique the dive with the dive team skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held conduct physical examination in emergency optional
- optional, not held assess nature of injury in emergency optional
- optional, not held assist with emergencies optional
- optional, not held maintain equipment optional
36 held skills the rescue diver role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role cope with decompression skill
- not needed by the target role cut metal products skill
- not needed by the target role dispose of sewage sludge skill
- not needed by the target role examine prospective blast area skill
- not needed by the target role follow health and safety procedures in construction skill
- not needed by the target role handle explosives skill
- not needed by the target role insert charges into drill holes skill
- not needed by the target role inspect concrete structures skill
- not needed by the target role inspect construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role inspect offshore constructions skill
- not needed by the target role inspect pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role install metal gas piping skill
- not needed by the target role keep personal administration skill
- not needed by the target role keep records of work progress skill
- not needed by the target role maintain mechatronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate automated process control skill
- not needed by the target role operate drilling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate hand drill skill
- not needed by the target role perform underwater bridge inspection skill
- not needed by the target role pour concrete underwater skill
- not needed by the target role process incoming construction supplies skill
- not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
- not needed by the target role repair pipelines skill
- not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
- not needed by the target role use lift bags skill
- not needed by the target role use rigging equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use safety equipment in construction skill
- not needed by the target role use wrenches skill
- not needed by the target role weld in hyperbaric conditions skill
- not needed by the target role weld underwater skill
- not needed by the target role work ergonomically skill
- not needed by the target role work in a construction team skill
- not needed by the target role work in underwater chamber skill
2 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 crisis intervention required
- still to learn first aid required
Other moves recorded from construction commercial diver
Common questions about this move
Can a construction commercial diver become a rescue diver?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A construction commercial diver already covers 50% of what a rescue diver is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 13 of which the rescue diver role treats as required.
What skills does a construction commercial diver need to become a rescue diver?
12 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is apply crisis management.
How hard is the move from construction commercial diver to rescue diver?
Its learning distance is 54 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.