Deck officer to fisheries assistant engineer
A deck officer already meets 21% of what the fisheries assistant engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
71.6/ 100
1 How much of what a fisheries assistant engineer is expected to do is already part of a deck officer’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 fisheries assistant engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fisheries assistant engineer role treats 3 of its required skills as things a deck officer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- use maritime English
What stands in the way is 11 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 4 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fisheries assistant engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a deck officer background worth leading with.
- already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships business, administration and law
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea business, administration and law
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System services
- already held use maritime English communication, collaboration and creativity
All 4 carried skills, including the 3 the fisheries assistant engineer 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 fisheries legislation required
- still to learn fishing vessels required
- still to learn risks associated with undertaking fishing operations required
- optional, not held fisheries management optional
- optional, not held quality of fish products optional
- still to learn prevent sea pollution required
- still to learn extinguish fires required
- still to learn survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment required
- still to learn operate ship propulsion system required
- still to learn operate ship rescue machinery required
- optional, not held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system optional
- still to learn manage ship emergency plans required
- still to learn coordinate fire fighting required
- still to learn pollution prevention required
- optional, not held train employees optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fisheries assistant engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 fisheries legislation study this
- 02 fishing vessels study this
- 03 manage ship emergency plans 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 4 skills that carry over
- already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- already held use maritime English skill
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
- optional, not held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system optional
- optional, not held fisheries management optional
- optional, not held quality of fish products optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
24 held skills the fisheries assistant engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assess vessel status skill
- not needed by the target role assist water-based navigation skill
- not needed by the target role celestial navigation knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
- not needed by the target role ensure smooth on board operations skill
- not needed by the target role ensure vessel security skill
- not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place skill
- not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role manipulate sails on vessels skill
- not needed by the target role plot shipping navigation routes skill
- not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
- not needed by the target role secure ships using rope skill
- not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology skill
- not needed by the target role steer vessels skill
- not needed by the target role supervise loading of cargo skill
- not needed by the target role supervise unloading of cargo skill
- not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role use water navigation devices skill
- not needed by the target role vessel points of sail knowledge
- not needed by the target role vessel safety equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in a water transport team 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 fisheries legislation required
- still to learn fishing vessels required
- still to learn risks associated with undertaking fishing operations required
- still to learn pollution prevention required
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
- optional, not held fisheries management optional
- optional, not held quality of fish products optional
Common questions about this move
Can a deck officer become a fisheries assistant engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A deck officer already covers 21% of what a fisheries assistant engineer is expected to do: 4 skills carry over, 3 of which the fisheries assistant engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a deck officer need to become a fisheries assistant engineer?
11 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is fisheries legislation.
How hard is the move from deck officer to fisheries assistant engineer?
Its learning distance is 71.6 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.