Fisheries master to fisheries boatmaster
A fisheries master already meets 80% of what the fisheries boatmaster role asks for. The move turns on 5 required skills not yet in the profile.
35.4/ 100
1 How much of what a fisheries boatmaster is expected to do is already part of a fisheries master’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 41 of its required skills as things a fisheries master 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
- apply fishing maneuvres
- assess stability of vessels
- assess trim of vessels
- assessment of risks and threats
What stands in the way is 5 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 47 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 master background worth leading with.
- already held coordinate fish handling operations handling and moving
- already held schedule fishing management skills
- already held handle challenging situations in fishery operations communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held apply fishing maneuvres working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held prepare safety exercises on ships assisting and caring
- already held work in a multicultural environment in fishery communication, collaboration and creativity
All 47 carried skills, including the 41 the fisheries boatmaster role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 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 estimate fishery status required
- still to learn manage cargo handling required
- still to learn manage ship emergency plans required
- optional, not held compose stowage plans 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 operate ship propulsion system required
- optional, not held communicate clearly with passengers optional
- optional, not held cope with challenging circumstances in the fishery sector 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
- 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
1 further area 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 estimate fishery status practise this
- 02 manage cargo handling practise this
- 03 manage ship emergency plans 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 47 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 apply fishing maneuvres skill
- already held assess stability of vessels skill
- already held assess trim of vessels skill
- already held assessment of risks and threats knowledge
- already held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries knowledge
- already held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system skill
- already held conduct water navigation skill
- already held coordinate fire fighting skill
- already held coordinate fish handling operations skill
- already held deterioration of fish products knowledge
- already held ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
- already held evaluate schools of fish skill
- already held extinguish fires skill
- already held fisheries legislation knowledge
- already held fisheries management knowledge
- already held fishing gear knowledge
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held fishing vessels knowledge
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- already held maintain safe navigation watches skill
- already held maritime meteorology knowledge
- already held operate ship rescue machinery skill
- already held prepare safety exercises on ships skill
- already held preserve fish products skill
- already held prevent sea pollution skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held provide on-board safety training skill
- already held quality of fish products knowledge
- already held recognise abnormalities on board skill
- already held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations knowledge
- already held schedule fishing skill
- already held secure cargo in stowage skill
- already held support vessel manoeuvres skill
- already held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment skill
- already held swim skill
- already held train employees skill
- already held undertake navigation safety actions skill
- already held use water navigation devices skill
- already held work in outdoor conditions skill
- already held communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- already held handle challenging situations in fishery operations skill
- already held prepare fishing equipment skill
- already held respond to changing situations in fishery skill
- already held use maritime English skill
- already held work in a multicultural environment in fishery skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- 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
17 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 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 maintain logbooks optional
- optional, not held monitor stock level optional
- optional, not held provide information to passengers optional
- optional, not held read stowage plans optional
- optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held vessel points of sail 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
9 held skills the fisheries boatmaster role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to changes on a boat skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate cargo handling skill
- not needed by the target role deal with challenging work conditions skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate outdoor activities skill
- not needed by the target role implement risk management for outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role lead a team skill
- not needed by the target role manage groups outdoors skill
- not needed by the target role pollution prevention knowledge
- not needed by the target role use meteorological information 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 vessel safety equipment required
- optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
Common questions about this move
Can a fisheries master become a fisheries boatmaster?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A fisheries master already covers 80% of what a fisheries boatmaster is expected to do: 47 skills carry over, 41 of which the fisheries boatmaster role treats as required.
What skills does a fisheries master need to become a fisheries boatmaster?
5 required skills are missing, plus 17 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is estimate fishery status.
How hard is the move from fisheries master to fisheries boatmaster?
Its learning distance is 35.4 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.