Fishing net maker to fisheries assistant engineer
A fishing net maker already meets 23% of what the fisheries assistant engineer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
69.5/ 100
1 How much of what a fisheries assistant engineer is expected to do is already part of a fishing net maker’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 3 of its required skills as things a fishing net maker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- fishing vessels
- pollution prevention
- risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
What stands in the way is 11 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 5 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 fishing net maker background worth leading with.
- 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 fisheries management agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held pollution prevention engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the fisheries assistant engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 15 missing skills fall into 8 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 prevent sea pollution required
- still to learn extinguish fires required
- still to learn survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment required
- 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 international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
- still to learn International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
- still to learn manage ship emergency plans required
- still to learn coordinate fire fighting required
- still to learn use maritime English required
- optional, not held train employees optional
- still to learn fisheries legislation required
2 further areas in the appendix
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 fisheries legislation study this
- 02 international regulations for preventing collisions at sea study 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 5 skills that carry over
- already held fishing vessels knowledge
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations knowledge
- already held fisheries management knowledge
- already held quality of fish products knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 train employees optional
5 held skills the fisheries assistant engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role fishing gear knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle cargo skill
- not needed by the target role repair sailing equipment skill
- not needed by the target role use fishing vessel equipment skill
- not needed by the target role work in outdoor conditions skill
5 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 fisheries legislation required
- still to learn international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
- still to learn International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
Common questions about this move
Can a fishing net maker become a fisheries assistant engineer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A fishing net maker already covers 23% of what a fisheries assistant engineer is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 3 of which the fisheries assistant engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a fishing net maker need to become a fisheries assistant engineer?
11 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is fisheries legislation.
How hard is the move from fishing net maker to fisheries assistant engineer?
Its learning distance is 69.5 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.