Fisheries engineering technician to fisheries assistant engineer
A fisheries engineering technician already meets 56% of what the fisheries assistant engineer role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
42.9/ 100
1 How much of what a fisheries assistant engineer is expected to do is already part of a fisheries engineering technician’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 8 of its required skills as things a fisheries engineering technician 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 6 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 11 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 engineering technician 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 11 carried skills, including the 8 the fisheries assistant engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 9 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 ship propulsion system required
- still to learn operate ship rescue machinery required
- optional, not held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system optional
- still to learn manage ship emergency plans required
- still to learn coordinate fire fighting required
- still to learn risks associated with undertaking fishing operations required
- still to learn prevent sea pollution required
- optional, not held train employees optional
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats 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 operate ship rescue machinery 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 11 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 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 quality of fish products knowledge
3 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
- optional, not held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system optional
- optional, not held train employees optional
17 held skills the fisheries assistant engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role install refrigeration equipment skill
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform refrigerant leak checks skill
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits skill
- not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions 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 risks associated with undertaking fishing operations required
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
Other moves recorded from fisheries engineering technician
Common questions about this move
Can a fisheries engineering technician become a fisheries assistant engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A fisheries engineering technician already covers 56% of what a fisheries assistant engineer is expected to do: 11 skills carry over, 8 of which the fisheries assistant engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a fisheries engineering technician need to become a fisheries assistant engineer?
6 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 manage ship emergency plans.
How hard is the move from fisheries engineering technician to fisheries assistant engineer?
Its learning distance is 42.9 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.