Deep-sea fishery worker to boatswain
A deep-sea fishery worker already meets 67% of what the boatswain role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
42.6/ 100
1 How much of what a boatswain is expected to do is already part of a deep-sea fishery worker’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 boatswain role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A boatswain role treats 19 of its required skills as things a deep-sea fishery worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- assist in ship maintenance
- code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
- coordinate the ship crew
- extinguish fires
- fisheries legislation
What stands in the way is 9 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 24 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A boatswain role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a deep-sea fishery worker background worth leading with.
- already held operate ship equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held report to captain information skills
- already held use fishing vessel equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held coordinate the ship crew management skills
- already held assist in ship maintenance handling and moving
- already held handle cargo handling and moving
All 24 carried skills, including the 19 the boatswain role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 12 missing skills fall into 8 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 operate vessel critical systems required
- still to learn stand watch on vessel required
- still to learn apply fishing maneuvres required
- still to learn participate in the organisation of emergency drills required
- still to learn prepare fishing equipment required
- still to learn fishing vessels required
- still to learn train employees required
- still to learn pollution prevention required
- still to learn coordinate fish handling operations required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a boatswain role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 operate vessel critical systems practise this
- 02 stand watch on vessel practise this
- 03 apply fishing maneuvres 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 24 skills that carry over
- already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- already held assist in ship maintenance skill
- already held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries knowledge
- already held coordinate the ship crew skill
- already held extinguish fires skill
- already held fisheries legislation knowledge
- already held fishing gear knowledge
- already held handle cargo skill
- already held handle fish products skill
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- already held maintain safe navigation watches skill
- already held operate ship equipment skill
- already held preserve fish products skill
- already held quality of fish products knowledge
- already held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations knowledge
- already held support vessel manoeuvres skill
- already held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment skill
- already held swim skill
- already held use fishing vessel equipment skill
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- already held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system skill
- already held fisheries management knowledge
- already held report to captain skill
- already held use maritime English skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held prepare aquatic inventory reports optional
- optional, not held evaluate schools of fish optional
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held prepare aquatic inventory reports optional
- optional, not held evaluate schools of fish optional
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
37 held skills the boatswain role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
- not needed by the target role assist anchoring operations skill
- not needed by the target role assist emergency services skill
- not needed by the target role assist in maritime rescue operations skill
- not needed by the target role clean ships skill
- not needed by the target role collect weather-related data skill
- not needed by the target role conduct on board safety inspections skill
- not needed by the target role deterioration of fish products knowledge
- not needed by the target role fire-fighting systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow hygienic practices in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role functions of vessel deck equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain ship logs skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vessel safety and emergency equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage engine-room resources skill
- not needed by the target role operate echo sounding equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate fish capture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate fish processing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate fishing equipment machinery skill
- not needed by the target role operate ship rescue machinery skill
- not needed by the target role operate traditional water depth measurement equipment skill
- not needed by the target role physical parts of the vessel knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare deck equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prepare lifeboats skill
- not needed by the target role radars knowledge
- not needed by the target role remove parts of fish skill
- not needed by the target role secure ships using rope skill
- not needed by the target role sell fish and seafood skill
- not needed by the target role support fishery training procedures skill
- not needed by the target role unmoor vessels skill
- not needed by the target role use radar navigation skill
- not needed by the target role vessel safety equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role wash gutted fish skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
3 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 fishing vessels required
- still to learn pollution prevention required
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
Common questions about this move
Can a deep-sea fishery worker become a boatswain?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A deep-sea fishery worker already covers 67% of what a boatswain is expected to do: 24 skills carry over, 19 of which the boatswain role treats as required.
What skills does a deep-sea fishery worker need to become a boatswain?
9 required skills are missing, plus 3 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is operate vessel critical systems.
How hard is the move from deep-sea fishery worker to boatswain?
Its learning distance is 42.6 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.