Emergency response coordinator to coastguard watch officer
An emergency response coordinator already meets 31% of what the coastguard watch officer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
66.9/ 100
1 How much of what a coastguard watch officer is expected to do is already part of an emergency response coordinator’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 coastguard watch officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A coastguard watch officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things an emergency response coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- advise on safety improvements
- estimate damage
- first response
- perform risk analysis
- write work-related reports
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 10 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A coastguard watch officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an emergency response coordinator background worth leading with.
- already held identify risk of flooding information skills
- already held first response health and welfare
- already held estimate damage information skills
- already held advise on safety improvements communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held pollution legislation business, administration and law
- already held undertake inspections information skills
All 10 carried skills, including the 5 the coastguard watch officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 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 assist in maritime rescue operations required
- still to learn apply first response required
- still to learn ensure law application required
- still to learn identify security threats required
- optional, not held integrate Committee on Safe Seas guidelines into inspections optional
- optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
- optional, not held prevent sea pollution optional
- optional, not held check official documents optional
- optional, not held evacuate people from flooded areas optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- still to learn develop contingency plans for emergencies required
- still to learn coordinate rescue missions required
- still to learn supervise crew required
- optional, not held develop flood remediation strategies optional
- still to learn analyse weather forecast required
- still to learn read maps required
- optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
- optional, not held maintain ship logs optional
- optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
- optional, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation optional
- optional, not held treat flood damage optional
- optional, not held influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships optional
- optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
- optional, not held law enforcement optional
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a coastguard watch officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assist in maritime rescue operations practise this
- 02 develop contingency plans for emergencies practise this
- 03 analyse weather forecast 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 10 skills that carry over
- already held advise on safety improvements skill
- already held estimate damage skill
- already held first response knowledge
- already held perform risk analysis skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held identify risk of flooding skill
- already held pollution legislation knowledge
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held undertake inspections skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held assist in ship maintenance optional
18 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held integrate Committee on Safe Seas guidelines into inspections optional
- optional, not held influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships optional
- optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
- optional, not held prevent sea pollution optional
- optional, not held report pollution incidents optional
- optional, not held assist in ship maintenance optional
- optional, not held check official documents optional
- optional, not held develop flood remediation strategies optional
- optional, not held evacuate people from flooded areas optional
- optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
- optional, not held law enforcement optional
- optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
- optional, not held maintain ship logs optional
- optional, not held operate an emergency communication system optional
- optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation optional
- optional, not held treat flood damage optional
15 held skills the coastguard watch officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role advise on environmental risk management systems skill
- not needed by the target role advise on risk management skill
- not needed by the target role conduct fire safety inspections skill
- not needed by the target role develop strategy to solve problems skill
- not needed by the target role educate on emergency management skill
- not needed by the target role educate public on fire safety skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle veterinary emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role health, safety and hygiene legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage emergency evacuation plans skill
- not needed by the target role manage emergency procedures skill
- not needed by the target role operational tactics for emergency responses knowledge
- not needed by the target role test safety strategies 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.
- optional, not held influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships optional
- optional, not held flood remediation equipment optional
- optional, not held law enforcement optional
Other moves recorded from emergency response coordinator
Common questions about this move
Can an emergency response coordinator become a coastguard watch officer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An emergency response coordinator already covers 31% of what a coastguard watch officer is expected to do: 10 skills carry over, 5 of which the coastguard watch officer role treats as required.
What skills does an emergency response coordinator need to become a coastguard watch officer?
9 required skills are missing, plus 18 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is assist in maritime rescue operations.
How hard is the move from emergency response coordinator to coastguard watch officer?
Its learning distance is 66.9 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.