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

decksmantoengine minder

A decksman already meets 39% of what the engine minder role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From decksman
39%
Overlap1
To engine minder
15 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
66.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

39%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

66.1/ 100

1 Share of the engine minder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the decksman 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 engine minder role treats 9 of its required skills as things a decksman already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply regulations on cargo transport operations
  • clean parts of vessels
  • distinguish various types of ships
  • execute safety assurance exercises
  • maintain vessel engine room
  • moor vessels

What stands in the way is 17 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A engine minder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a decksman background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held execute safety assurance exercises assisting and caring
  • already held clean parts of vessels handling and moving
  • already held principles of combustion engines engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held prepare engine room for operation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held apply regulations on cargo transport operations assisting and caring
  • already held maintain vessel engine room constructing

All 15 carried skills, including the 9 the engine minder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 18 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 engineering, manufacturing and construction 6 required
  • required, not held electrical systems used in transportation required
  • required, not held inland waterway ship building required
  • required, not held operation of different engines required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • required, not held engine components required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required
  • required, not held manage vessel control systems required
  • required, not held operate vessel engine room required
  • required, not held prepare equipment for navigation operations required
  • required, not held prepare main engines for navigation operations required
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held apply vessel engine regulations required
  • required, not held ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
04 constructing 2 required
  • required, not held detect malfunctions in engines required
  • required, not held prevent damage to electrical devices on board required
05 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held evaluate engine performance required
  • required, not held monitor pumping system operations required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held vessel fuels required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a engine minder 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 15 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply regulations on cargo transport operations skill
  • already held clean parts of vessels skill
  • already held distinguish various types of ships skill
  • already held execute safety assurance exercises skill
  • already held maintain vessel engine room skill
  • already held moor vessels skill
  • already held prepare engine room for operation skill
  • already held principles of combustion engines knowledge
  • already held unmoor vessels skill
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held comply with checklists skill
  • already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • already held swim skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held work in a water transport team skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
43 held skills the engine minder role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways skill
  • not needed by the target role assist anchoring operations skill
  • not needed by the target role clean ships skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate reports provided by passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure integrity of hull skill
  • not needed by the target role european classification of inland waterways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role follow procedures in the event of an alarm skill
  • not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations skill
  • not needed by the target role implement environmental protection measures skill
  • not needed by the target role inland waterway police regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international regulations for cargo handling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role launch lifeboats skill
  • not needed by the target role load cargo onto ships skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ropes skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain service record book skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vessel technical equipment according to instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role manage on board hazards skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate sails on vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role national regulations on handling cargo knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate life-saving appliances skill
  • not needed by the target role paint ship decks skill
  • not needed by the target role passenger transport regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform daily maintenance on ship machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
  • not needed by the target role perform vessel maintenance and cleaning skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare simple meals on board skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role read stowage plans skill
  • not needed by the target role secure ships using rope skill
  • not needed by the target role show intercultural awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role types of cargo knowledge
  • not needed by the target role understand different types of locks and their operation skill
  • not needed by the target role undertake navigation safety actions skill
  • not needed by the target role use ballasts skill
  • not needed by the target role use different types of fire extinguishers skill
  • not needed by the target role use equipment for safe stowage skill

3 further entries not listed here

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 electrical systems used in transportation required
  • required, not held inland waterway ship building required
  • required, not held operation of different engines required
  • required, not held vessel fuels required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • required, not held engine components required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
Index

Other moves recorded from decksman

Full index of moves from decksman

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.