fishing net makertoboatswain
A fishing net maker already meets 24% of what the boatswain role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.
24%
78.7/ 100
1 Share of the boatswain role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the fishing net maker profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.
Why this move works
A boatswain role treats 7 of its required skills as things a fishing net maker already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- fishing gear
- fishing vessels
- handle cargo
- pollution prevention
- quality of fish products
- risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
What stands in the way is 21 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A boatswain role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fishing net maker background worth leading with.
- already held use fishing vessel equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held handle cargo handling and moving
- already held fishing gear agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- 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
All 8 carried skills, including the 7 the boatswain role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 28 missing skills fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.
- required, not held operate vessel critical systems required
- required, not held stand watch on vessel required
- required, not held apply fishing maneuvres required
- required, not held maintain safe navigation watches required
- required, not held operate ship equipment required
- required, not held support vessel manoeuvres required
- optional, not held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system optional
- required, not held coordinate fish handling operations required
- required, not held preserve fish products required
- required, not held assist in ship maintenance required
- required, not held handle fish products required
- required, not held coordinate the ship crew required
- required, not held participate in the organisation of emergency drills required
- required, not held prepare fishing equipment required
- required, not held swim required
- required, not held train employees required
- optional, not held use maritime English optional
- required, not held fisheries legislation required
- required, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries required
- required, not held extinguish fires required
- required, not held survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment required
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a boatswain role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 operate vessel critical systems skill · occupation specific
- 02 stand watch on vessel skill · occupation specific
- 03 apply fishing maneuvres skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held fishing gear knowledge
- already held fishing vessels knowledge
- already held handle cargo skill
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held quality of fish products knowledge
- already held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations knowledge
- already held use fishing vessel equipment skill
- already held fisheries management knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
- required, not held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
- optional, not held prepare aquatic inventory reports optional
- optional, not held evaluate schools of fish optional
- optional, not held report to captain optional
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held prepare aquatic inventory reports optional
- optional, not held evaluate schools of fish optional
- optional, not held report to captain optional
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
- 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 use maritime English optional
2 held skills the boatswain role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role repair sailing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held fisheries legislation required
- required, not held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
- required, not held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
- required, not held code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries required
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
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.