Fisheries deckhand to fisheries assistant engineer
A fisheries deckhand already meets 73% of what the fisheries assistant engineer role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.
27.4/ 100
1 How much of what a fisheries assistant engineer is expected to do is already part of a fisheries deckhand’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 assistant engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fisheries assistant engineer role treats 10 of its required skills as things a fisheries deckhand 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
- operate ship rescue machinery
What stands in the way is 4 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 fisheries assistant engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fisheries deckhand background worth leading with.
- 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 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
All 15 carried skills, including the 10 the fisheries assistant engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 5 missing skills fall into 4 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 ship emergency plans required
- still to learn coordinate fire fighting required
- still to learn prevent sea pollution required
- still to learn operate ship propulsion system required
- optional, not held train employees optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fisheries assistant engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage ship emergency plans practise this
- 02 operate ship propulsion system practise this
- 03 prevent sea pollution 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 operate ship rescue machinery skill
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations 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 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 quality of fish products knowledge
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held train employees optional
48 held skills the fisheries assistant engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to changes on a boat skill
- not needed by the target role assist anchoring operations skill
- not needed by the target role assist in maritime rescue operations skill
- not needed by the target role assist in ship maintenance skill
- not needed by the target role assist with emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role clean ships skill
- not needed by the target role code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct on board safety inspections 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 fire-fighting systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role fish anatomy knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing gear knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow hygienic practices in fishery operations skill
- not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role follow work procedures skill
- not needed by the target role handle cargo skill
- not needed by the target role handle fish products skill
- not needed by the target role health and safety regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role maintain safe engineering watches skill
- not needed by the target role maintain safe navigation watches skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vessel safety and emergency equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manage engine-room resources skill
- not needed by the target role maritime meteorology knowledge
- not needed by the target role mark migrating fish skill
- not needed by the target role moor vessels skill
- not needed by the target role operate echo sounding equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate ship equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate traditional water depth measurement equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform lookout duties during maritime operations skill
- not needed by the target role prepare deck equipment skill
- not needed by the target role prepare lifeboats skill
- not needed by the target role preserve fish products skill
- not needed by the target role provide radio services in emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role quality assurance methodologies knowledge
- not needed by the target role relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
- not needed by the target role report to captain skill
- not needed by the target role secure ships using rope skill
- not needed by the target role support fishery training procedures skill
- not needed by the target role support vessel manoeuvres skill
8 further entries not listed here
Other moves recorded from fisheries deckhand
Common questions about this move
Can a fisheries deckhand become a fisheries assistant engineer?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A fisheries deckhand already covers 73% of what a fisheries assistant engineer is expected to do: 15 skills carry over, 10 of which the fisheries assistant engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a fisheries deckhand need to become a fisheries assistant engineer?
4 required skills are missing, plus 1 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is manage ship emergency plans.
How hard is the move from fisheries deckhand to fisheries assistant engineer?
Its learning distance is 27.4 out of 100, which is the adjacent 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.