Engine minder to ship duty engineer
An engine minder already meets 41% of what the ship duty engineer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
65.6/ 100
1 How much of what a ship duty engineer is expected to do is already part of an engine minder’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 ship duty engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A ship duty engineer role treats 11 of its required skills as things an engine minder already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply vessel engine regulations
- detect malfunctions in engines
- engine components
- evaluate engine performance
- maintain vessel engine room
- moor vessels
What stands in the way is 15 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 15 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ship duty engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an engine minder background worth leading with.
- already held apply vessel engine regulations assisting and caring
- already held detect malfunctions in engines constructing
- already held operate vessel engine room working with machinery and specialised equipment
- 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 maintain vessel engine room constructing
All 15 carried skills, including the 11 the ship duty engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 10 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 manage vessel engines and systems required
- still to learn operate diesel propulsion plants required
- still to learn operate maritime communication equipment required
- still to learn provide support in vessel machinery systems required
- optional, not held repair vessel mechanical systems optional
- still to learn maintain vessel inventory required
- still to learn stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology required
- still to learn inspect engine rooms required
- optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
- still to learn International Maritime Organisation conventions required
- still to learn maritime law required
- still to learn manage second level engines required
- still to learn perform routine maintenance of ship engines required
- still to learn ship hull engineering required
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- still to learn manage safety standards for maritime water transport required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a ship duty engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage second level engines practise this
- 02 ship hull engineering study this
- 03 International Maritime Organisation conventions study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 15 skills that carry over
- already held apply vessel engine regulations skill
- already held detect malfunctions in engines skill
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held evaluate engine performance skill
- already held maintain vessel engine room skill
- already held moor vessels skill
- already held operate vessel engine room skill
- already held operation of different engines knowledge
- 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 principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held work in a water transport team skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn perform bunkering required
- still to learn Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
- optional, not held follow written instructions optional
- optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
- optional, not held use maritime English optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- optional, not held physics optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held repair vessel mechanical systems optional
- optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
- optional, not held follow written instructions optional
- optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held physics optional
- optional, not held use maritime English optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
18 held skills the ship duty engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply regulations on cargo transport operations skill
- not needed by the target role clean parts of vessels skill
- not needed by the target role comply with checklists skill
- not needed by the target role distinguish various types of ships skill
- not needed by the target role electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
- not needed by the target role execute safety assurance exercises skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role inland waterway ship building knowledge
- not needed by the target role manage vessel control systems skill
- not needed by the target role monitor pumping system operations skill
- not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
- not needed by the target role prepare equipment for navigation operations skill
- not needed by the target role prepare main engines for navigation operations skill
- not needed by the target role prevent damage to electrical devices on board skill
- not needed by the target role swim skill
- not needed by the target role vessel fuels knowledge
6 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 ship hull engineering required
- still to learn International Maritime Organisation conventions required
- still to learn maritime law required
- still to learn Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held physics optional
Common questions about this move
Can an engine minder become a ship duty engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An engine minder already covers 41% of what a ship duty engineer is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 11 of which the ship duty engineer role treats as required.
What skills does an engine minder need to become a ship duty engineer?
15 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is manage second level engines.
How hard is the move from engine minder to ship duty engineer?
Its learning distance is 65.6 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.