Fisheries assistant engineer to boatswain
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.
68.1/ 100
1 How much of what a boatswain is expected to do is already part of a fisheries assistant engineer’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 10 of its required skills as things a fisheries assistant engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- extinguish fires
- fisheries legislation
- fishing vessels
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- pollution prevention
What stands in the way is 18 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 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.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 6 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 use fishing vessel equipment required
- still to learn maintain safe navigation watches required
- still to learn operate ship equipment required
- still to learn support vessel manoeuvres required
- still to learn coordinate fish handling operations required
- still to learn preserve fish products required
- still to learn assist in ship maintenance required
- still to learn handle cargo required
- still to learn handle fish products required
- still to learn coordinate the ship crew required
- still to learn participate in the organisation of emergency drills required
- still to learn prepare fishing equipment required
- still to learn fishing gear required
- still to learn code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries required
- still to learn swim required
- 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 · 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 15 skills that carry over
- 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
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn fishing gear required
- still to learn code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries required
Other moves recorded from fisheries assistant engineer
Common questions about this move
Can a fisheries assistant engineer become a boatswain?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A fisheries assistant engineer already covers 38% of what a boatswain is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 10 of which the boatswain role treats as required.
What skills does a fisheries assistant engineer need to become a boatswain?
18 required skills are missing, plus 3 optional ones. They fall into 6 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 fisheries assistant engineer to boatswain?
Its learning distance is 68.1 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.