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

deck officertoordinary seaman

A deck officer already meets 25% of what the ordinary seaman role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.

From deck officer
25%
Overlap1
To ordinary seaman
9 Skills carried over
19 Required, not held
77.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 77.1

This move: 77.1 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the ordinary seaman 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ordinary seaman 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 assist water-based navigation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manipulate sails on vessels working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held secure ships using rope working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held work in a water transport team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held vessel safety equipment services
  • already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System services

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the ordinary seaman role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 24 missing skills fall into 8 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 handling and moving 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held clean ships required
  • required, not held maintain ship brightwork required
  • required, not held secure cargo on ships required
  • required, not held load cargo onto ships required
  • required, not held handle cargo required
  • required, not held sort waste required
  • optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
02 assisting and caring 3 required
  • required, not held maintain vessel safety and emergency equipment required
  • required, not held follow hygienic procedures during food processing required
  • required, not held use different types of fire extinguishers required
03 working with machinery and specialised equipment 3 required
  • required, not held operate life-saving appliances required
  • required, not held unmoor vessels required
  • required, not held moor vessels required
04 information skills 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held maintain ropes required
  • required, not held perform lookout duties during maritime operations required
  • optional, not held inspect construction of ships optional
05 services 2 required
  • required, not held physical parts of the vessel required
  • required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held swim required
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
  • optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ordinary seaman 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
  • already held assist water-based navigation skill
  • already held handle stressful situations in the work place skill
  • already held secure ships using rope skill
  • already held use maritime English skill
  • already held vessel safety equipment knowledge
  • already held manipulate sails on vessels skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held work in a water transport team skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held maintain vessel engine room required
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held types of maritime vessels required
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held inspect construction of ships optional
  • optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
  • optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
19 held skills the ordinary seaman role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
  • not needed by the target role assess vessel status 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 international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
  • 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 plot shipping navigation routes skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid 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 water navigation devices skill
  • not needed by the target role vessel points of sail knowledge
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 physical parts of the vessel required
  • required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
  • required, not held types of maritime vessels required
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.