Fisheries assistant engineer to fisheries boatmaster
A fisheries assistant engineer already meets 34% of what the fisheries boatmaster role asks for. The move turns on 28 required skills not yet in the profile.
77/ 100
1 How much of what a fisheries boatmaster 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 fisheries boatmaster role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fisheries boatmaster role treats 18 of its required skills as things a fisheries assistant engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- assessment of risks and threats
- communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system
- coordinate fire fighting
- extinguish fires
What stands in the way is 28 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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fisheries boatmaster 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 manage ship emergency plans management skills
- already held coordinate fire fighting management skills
- already held operate ship propulsion system working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate ship rescue machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held prevent sea pollution assisting and caring
All 19 carried skills, including the 18 the fisheries boatmaster role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 50 missing skills fall into 9 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 apply fishing maneuvres required
- still to learn assess trim of vessels required
- still to learn conduct water navigation required
- still to learn recognise abnormalities on board required
- still to learn use water navigation devices required
- still to learn maintain safe navigation watches required
- still to learn support vessel manoeuvres required
- still to learn ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
- still to learn undertake navigation safety actions required
- still to learn prepare safety exercises on ships required
- still to learn provide first aid required
- still to learn work in outdoor conditions required
- optional, not held be friendly to passengers optional
- optional, not held coordinate passengers optional
- optional, not held ensure passenger comfort optional
- optional, not held provide information to passengers optional
- still to learn coordinate fish handling operations required
- still to learn estimate fishery status required
- still to learn manage cargo handling required
- still to learn preserve fish products required
- still to learn secure cargo in stowage required
- still to learn fishing gear required
- still to learn code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries required
- still to learn deterioration of fish products required
- still to learn fishing industry required
- still to learn provide on-board safety training required
- still to learn swim required
- optional, not held communicate clearly with passengers optional
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held cope with challenging circumstances in the fishery sector optional
- optional, not held handle challenging situations in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held respond to changing situations in fishery optional
- optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in fishery optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held coordinate communication during mine emergencies optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn assess stability of vessels required
- still to learn evaluate schools of fish required
- optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held read stowage plans optional
- optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held measure water depth optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fisheries boatmaster role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply fishing maneuvres practise this
- 02 assess stability of vessels practise this
- 03 assess trim of vessels 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 19 skills that carry over
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- already held assessment of risks and threats knowledge
- already held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system skill
- already held coordinate fire fighting skill
- already held extinguish fires skill
- already held fisheries legislation knowledge
- already held fisheries management knowledge
- already held fishing vessels knowledge
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- already held manage ship emergency plans skill
- already held operate ship propulsion system skill
- already held operate ship rescue machinery skill
- already held prevent sea pollution skill
- 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 use maritime English skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn schedule fishing required
- optional, not held compose stowage plans optional
- optional, not held prepare fishing equipment optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- still to learn vessel safety equipment required
- optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
- still to learn maritime meteorology required
22 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held be friendly to passengers optional
- optional, not held communicate clearly with passengers optional
- optional, not held communicate in an outdoor setting optional
- optional, not held compose stowage plans optional
- optional, not held coordinate passengers optional
- optional, not held cope with challenging circumstances in the fishery sector optional
- optional, not held ensure passenger comfort optional
- optional, not held handle challenging situations in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held maintain logbooks optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held prepare fishing equipment optional
- optional, not held provide information to passengers optional
- optional, not held read stowage plans optional
- optional, not held respond to changing situations in fishery optional
- optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
- optional, not held work in a multicultural environment in fishery optional
- optional, not held communicate verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held coordinate communication during mine emergencies optional
- optional, not held manage budgets optional
- optional, not held measure water depth optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
1 held skills the fisheries boatmaster role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
7 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 maritime meteorology required
- still to learn vessel safety equipment required
- still to learn code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries required
- still to learn deterioration of fish products required
- still to learn fishing industry required
- optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
Other moves recorded from fisheries assistant engineer
Common questions about this move
Can a fisheries assistant engineer become a fisheries boatmaster?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A fisheries assistant engineer already covers 34% of what a fisheries boatmaster is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 18 of which the fisheries boatmaster role treats as required.
What skills does a fisheries assistant engineer need to become a fisheries boatmaster?
28 required skills are missing, plus 22 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is apply fishing maneuvres.
How hard is the move from fisheries assistant engineer to fisheries boatmaster?
Its learning distance is 77 out of 100, which is the career change 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.