Fleet commander to navy officer
A fleet commander already meets 44% of what the navy officer role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
56.7/ 100
1 How much of what a navy officer is expected to do is already part of a fleet commander’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 navy officer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A navy officer role treats 9 of its required skills as things a fleet commander already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- apply navy operation procedures
- coordinate the ship crew
- devise military tactics
- ensure public safety and security
- lead military troops
- military combat techniques
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 14 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A navy officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a fleet commander background worth leading with.
- already held apply navy operation procedures assisting and caring
- already held train naval crew communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held navy operations services
- already held coordinate the ship crew management skills
- already held analyse ship operations information skills
- already held ensure vessel security information skills
All 14 carried skills, including the 9 the navy officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 19 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 ensure compliance with types of weapons required
- still to learn handle surveillance equipment required
- still to learn identify security threats required
- still to learn perform military operations required
- optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held provide humanitarian aid optional
- still to learn coordinate humanitarian aid missions required
- still to learn give instructions to staff required
- still to learn use different communication channels required
- optional, not held give battle commands optional
- still to learn camouflage required
- still to learn surveillance methods required
- still to learn coordinate rescue missions required
- optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
- still to learn military drill required
- optional, not held assess danger in risk areas optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a navy officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 camouflage study this
- 02 coordinate humanitarian aid missions practise this
- 03 coordinate rescue missions 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 14 skills that carry over
- already held apply navy operation procedures skill
- already held coordinate the ship crew skill
- already held devise military tactics skill
- already held ensure public safety and security skill
- already held lead military troops skill
- already held military combat techniques knowledge
- already held military weaponry knowledge
- already held navy operations knowledge
- already held train naval crew skill
- already held analyse ship operations skill
- already held ensure vessel security skill
- already held maintain operational communications skill
- already held manage troop deployment skill
- already held military code knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held perform search and rescue missions optional
- optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held assess danger in risk areas optional
- optional, not held coordinate patrols optional
- optional, not held give battle commands optional
- optional, not held patrol areas optional
- optional, not held provide humanitarian aid optional
14 held skills the navy officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assume responsibility for maintaining a safe ship environment skill
- not needed by the target role defend human rights skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with policies skill
- not needed by the target role ensure information security skill
- not needed by the target role inspect vessel skill
- not needed by the target role manage administrative systems skill
- not needed by the target role manage budgets skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage vessel fleet skill
- not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
- not needed by the target role review ship documentation skill
- not needed by the target role set organisational policies skill
- not needed by the target role ship related legislative requirements knowledge
- not needed by the target role supervise crew skill
4 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 camouflage required
- still to learn military drill required
- still to learn surveillance methods required
- optional, not held geographic information systems optional
Other moves recorded from fleet commander
Common questions about this move
Can a fleet commander become a navy officer?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A fleet commander already covers 44% of what a navy officer is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 9 of which the navy officer role treats as required.
What skills does a fleet commander need to become a navy officer?
11 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is camouflage.
How hard is the move from fleet commander to navy officer?
Its learning distance is 56.7 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.