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

emergency response workertocoastguard watch officer

A emergency response worker already meets 23% of what the coastguard watch officer role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From emergency response worker
23%
Overlap1
To coastguard watch officer
11 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
72.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

23%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

72.7/ 100

1 Share of the coastguard watch officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the emergency response worker 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 coastguard watch officer role treats 2 of its required skills as things a emergency response worker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • estimate damage
  • perform risk analysis

What stands in the way is 12 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 11 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 a emergency response worker background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held evacuate people from flooded areas assisting and caring
  • already held treat flood damage communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held flood remediation equipment services
  • already held identify risk of flooding information skills
  • already held estimate damage information skills
  • already held operate an emergency communication system working with machinery and specialised equipment

All 11 carried skills, including the 2 the coastguard watch officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 26 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 assisting and caring 4 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held assist in maritime rescue operations required
  • required, not held apply first response required
  • required, not held ensure law application required
  • required, not held identify security threats required
  • optional, not held integrate Committee on Safe Seas guidelines into inspections optional
  • optional, not held prevent sea pollution optional
  • optional, not held check official documents optional
  • optional, not held patrol areas optional
02 management skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held develop contingency plans for emergencies required
  • required, not held coordinate rescue missions required
  • required, not held supervise crew required
  • optional, not held develop flood remediation strategies optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on safety improvements required
  • required, not held write work-related reports required
  • optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
  • optional, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse weather forecast required
  • required, not held read maps required
  • optional, not held maintain ship logs optional
  • optional, not held undertake inspections optional
05 health and welfare 1 required
  • required, not held first response required
06 services 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships optional
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held estimate damage skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held evacuate people from flooded areas skill
  • already held flood remediation equipment knowledge
  • already held identify risk of flooding skill
  • already held operate an emergency communication system skill
  • already held perform search and rescue missions skill
  • already held pollution legislation knowledge
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
  • already held report pollution incidents skill
  • already held treat flood damage skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held assist in ship maintenance optional
08 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held operate radio equipment optional
14 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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 prevent sea pollution 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 law enforcement optional
  • optional, not held maintain operational communications optional
  • optional, not held maintain ship logs 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 undertake inspections optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
22 held skills the coastguard watch officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role avoid contamination skill
  • not needed by the target role clean up spilled oil skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate with other emergency services skill
  • not needed by the target role dispatch emergency personnel skill
  • not needed by the target role dispose of hazardous waste skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
  • not needed by the target role evacuate people from buildings skill
  • not needed by the target role first aid 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 perform demarcation skill
  • not needed by the target role perform environmental remediation skill
  • not needed by the target role provide emergency supplies skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role provide humanitarian aid skill
  • not needed by the target role remove contaminants skill
  • not needed by the target role remove debris skill
  • not needed by the target role rescue animals skill
  • not needed by the target role sort waste skill
  • not needed by the target role use personal protection equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role waste and scrap products 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 first response required
  • optional, not held influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships optional
  • optional, not held law enforcement optional
Index
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.