Fisheries boatmaster to fisheries engineering technician
A fisheries boatmaster already meets 42% of what the fisheries engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
59.6/ 100
1 How much of what a fisheries engineering technician is expected to do is already part of a fisheries boatmaster’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 engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fisheries engineering technician role treats 9 of its required skills as things a fisheries boatmaster already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
- extinguish fires
- fisheries legislation
- fishing vessels
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
What stands in the way is 13 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fisheries engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fisheries boatmaster background worth leading with.
- 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
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea business, administration and law
- already held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment assisting and caring
All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the fisheries engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 16 missing skills fall into 7 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 engineering processes required
- still to learn mechanical engineering required
- still to learn mechanics of vessels required
- still to learn engineering principles required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn pollution prevention required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- still to learn adjust engineering designs required
- still to learn approve engineering design required
- still to learn execute analytical mathematical calculations required
- still to learn perform scientific research required
- still to learn mathematics required
- still to learn use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held perform refrigerant leak checks optional
- optional, not held test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fisheries engineering technician role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 engineering processes study this
- 02 mechanical engineering study this
- 03 mechanics of vessels 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 12 skills that carry over
- already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- already held ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
- 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 quality of fish products knowledge
- already held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment skill
- already held use maritime English skill
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- already held fisheries management knowledge
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held install refrigeration equipment optional
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held install refrigeration equipment optional
- optional, not held perform refrigerant leak checks optional
- optional, not held test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits optional
57 held skills the fisheries engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply fishing maneuvres skill
- not needed by the target role assess stability of vessels skill
- not needed by the target role assess trim of vessels skill
- not needed by the target role assessment of risks and threats knowledge
- not needed by the target role be friendly to passengers skill
- not needed by the target role code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries knowledge
- not needed by the target role communicate clearly with passengers skill
- not needed by the target role communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- not needed by the target role communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system skill
- not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role compose stowage plans skill
- not needed by the target role conduct water navigation skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate communication during mine emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate fire fighting skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate fish handling operations skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate passengers skill
- not needed by the target role cope with challenging circumstances in the fishery sector skill
- not needed by the target role deterioration of fish products knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure passenger comfort skill
- not needed by the target role estimate fishery status skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate schools of fish skill
- not needed by the target role fishing gear knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing industry knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle challenging situations in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role maintain logbooks skill
- not needed by the target role maintain safe navigation watches skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage cargo handling skill
- not needed by the target role manage ship emergency plans skill
- not needed by the target role maritime meteorology knowledge
- not needed by the target role measure water depth skill
- not needed by the target role monitor stock level 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 prepare fishing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prepare safety exercises on ships skill
- not needed by the target role preserve fish products skill
- not needed by the target role prevent sea pollution skill
- not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
- not needed by the target role provide information to passengers skill
17 further entries not listed here
8 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 engineering processes required
- still to learn mechanical engineering required
- still to learn mechanics of vessels required
- still to learn engineering principles required
- still to learn mathematics required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn pollution prevention required
- still to learn technical drawings required
Common questions about this move
Can a fisheries boatmaster become a fisheries engineering technician?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A fisheries boatmaster already covers 42% of what a fisheries engineering technician is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 9 of which the fisheries engineering technician role treats as required.
What skills does a fisheries boatmaster need to become a fisheries engineering technician?
13 required skills are missing, plus 3 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is engineering processes.
How hard is the move from fisheries boatmaster to fisheries engineering technician?
Its learning distance is 59.6 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.