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

deck officertomaritime instructor

A deck officer already meets 18% of what the maritime instructor role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From deck officer
18%
Overlap1
To maritime instructor
8 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
80.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 80.8

This move: 80.8 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the maritime instructor role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the deck 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A maritime instructor 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held plot shipping navigation routes working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held ensure vessel security information skills
  • already held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology information skills
  • already held use water navigation devices working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • 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

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the maritime instructor role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 36 missing skills fall into 12 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 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held teach boating principles required
  • required, not held adapt teaching to student's capabilities required
  • required, not held apply intercultural teaching strategies required
  • required, not held apply teaching strategies required
  • required, not held assist students in their learning required
  • required, not held give constructive feedback required
  • required, not held prepare lesson content required
  • optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
02 information skills 3 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held distinguish various types of ships required
  • required, not held analyse weather forecast required
  • required, not held monitor developments in field of expertise required
  • optional, not held use meteorological information optional
  • optional, not held adapt training to labour market optional
  • optional, not held conduct on board safety inspections optional
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held recognise abnormalities on board required
  • required, not held operate marine communication systems required
  • optional, not held prepare lifeboats optional
  • optional, not held guide ships into docks optional
  • optional, not held operate mechanical equipment of ships optional
04 education 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assessment processes required
  • required, not held curriculum objectives required
  • optional, not held learning difficulties optional
05 management skills 1 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held assess students required
  • optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
  • optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
  • optional, not held supervise movement of crew optional
  • optional, not held supervise movement of passengers optional
  • optional, not held perform classroom management optional
06 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held guarantee students' safety required
  • optional, not held assist in maritime rescue operations optional

6 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a maritime instructor 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
  • already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
  • already held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology skill
  • already held vessel safety equipment knowledge
  • already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
  • already held ensure vessel security skill
  • already held plot shipping navigation routes skill
  • already held use water navigation devices skill
The 6 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held geographic areas required
08 services 1 required
  • required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held customer service optional
10 generic programmes and qualifications 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
11 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare deck equipment optional
12 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist in maritime rescue operations optional
  • optional, not held customer service optional
  • optional, not held facilitate teamwork between students optional
  • optional, not held manage resources for educational purposes optional
  • optional, not held prepare deck equipment optional
  • optional, not held prepare lifeboats optional
  • optional, not held supervise movement of crew optional
  • optional, not held supervise movement of passengers optional
  • optional, not held use meteorological information optional
  • optional, not held adapt training to labour market optional
  • optional, not held conduct on board safety inspections optional
  • optional, not held guide ships into docks optional
  • optional, not held learning difficulties optional
  • optional, not held operate mechanical equipment of ships optional
  • optional, not held perform classroom management optional
  • optional, not held provide lesson materials optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
  • optional, not held work with virtual learning environments optional
20 held skills the maritime instructor role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 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 provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role secure ships using rope 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 maritime English skill
  • not needed by the target role vessel points of sail 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held assessment processes required
  • required, not held curriculum objectives required
  • required, not held geographic areas required
  • required, not held health and safety measures in transportation required
  • optional, not held customer service optional
  • optional, not held learning difficulties optional
  • optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Index

Other moves recorded from deck officer

Full index of moves from deck officer

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.