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

fisheries assistant engineertoboatswain

A fisheries assistant engineer already meets 38% of what the boatswain role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.

From fisheries assistant engineer
38%
Overlap1
To boatswain
15 Skills carried over
18 Required, not held
68.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 68.1

This move: 68.1 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the boatswain role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fisheries assistant engineer 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.

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 boatswain role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fisheries assistant engineer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held quality of fish products agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held fishing vessels agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
  • already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships business, administration and law
  • already held fisheries legislation agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary

All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the boatswain role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 21 missing skills fall into 6 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 7 required
  • required, not held operate vessel critical systems required
  • required, not held stand watch on vessel required
  • required, not held apply fishing maneuvres required
  • required, not held use fishing vessel equipment required
  • required, not held maintain safe navigation watches required
  • required, not held operate ship equipment required
  • required, not held support vessel manoeuvres required
02 handling and moving 5 required
  • required, not held coordinate fish handling operations required
  • required, not held preserve fish products required
  • required, not held assist in ship maintenance required
  • required, not held handle cargo required
  • required, not held handle fish products required
03 management skills 3 required
  • required, not held coordinate the ship crew required
  • required, not held participate in the organisation of emergency drills required
  • required, not held prepare fishing equipment required
04 agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary 2 required
  • required, not held fishing gear required
  • required, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries required
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held swim required
06 information skills 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held prepare aquatic inventory reports optional
  • optional, not held evaluate schools of fish optional
  • optional, not held report to captain optional
Table 4

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.

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 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
  • already held extinguish fires skill
  • already held fisheries legislation knowledge
  • already held fishing vessels knowledge
  • already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
  • already held pollution prevention knowledge
  • already held quality of fish products knowledge
  • already held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations knowledge
  • already held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment skill
  • already held train employees skill
  • already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
  • already held assessment of risks and threats knowledge
  • already held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system skill
  • already held fisheries management knowledge
  • already held use maritime English skill
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held prepare aquatic inventory reports optional
  • optional, not held evaluate schools of fish optional
  • optional, not held report to captain optional
5 held skills the boatswain role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role coordinate fire fighting skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ship emergency plans skill
  • not needed by the target role operate ship propulsion system skill
  • not needed by the target role operate ship rescue machinery skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent sea pollution skill
2 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 fishing gear required
  • required, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries required
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.