Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

helmsmantoengine minder

A helmsman already meets 50% of what the engine minder role asks for. The move turns on 14 required skills not yet in the profile.

From helmsman
50%
Overlap1
To engine minder
18 Skills carried over
14 Required, not held
56.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

50%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.4/ 100

1 Share of the engine minder role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the helmsman 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

Why this move works

A engine minder role treats 12 of its required skills as things a helmsman already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • apply regulations on cargo transport operations
  • clean parts of vessels
  • detect malfunctions in engines
  • distinguish various types of ships
  • electrical systems used in transportation
  • evaluate engine performance

What stands in the way is 14 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 18 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A engine minder role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a helmsman background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage vessel control systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held execute safety assurance exercises assisting and caring
  • already held inland waterway ship building engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held clean parts of vessels handling and moving
  • already held detect malfunctions in engines constructing
  • already held apply regulations on cargo transport operations assisting and caring

All 18 carried skills, including the 12 the engine minder role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 15 missing skills fall into 6 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 engineering, manufacturing and construction 5 required
  • required, not held operation of different engines required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • required, not held engine components required
  • required, not held principles of combustion engines required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required
  • required, not held operate vessel engine room required
  • required, not held prepare engine room for operation required
  • required, not held prepare equipment for navigation operations required
  • required, not held prepare main engines for navigation operations required
03 assisting and caring 2 required
  • required, not held apply vessel engine regulations required
  • required, not held ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
04 constructing 2 required
  • required, not held maintain vessel engine room required
  • required, not held prevent damage to electrical devices on board required
05 information skills 1 required
  • required, not held monitor pumping system operations required
06 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a engine minder role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 18 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held apply regulations on cargo transport operations skill
  • already held clean parts of vessels skill
  • already held detect malfunctions in engines skill
  • already held distinguish various types of ships skill
  • already held electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
  • already held evaluate engine performance skill
  • already held execute safety assurance exercises skill
  • already held inland waterway ship building knowledge
  • already held manage vessel control systems skill
  • already held moor vessels skill
  • already held unmoor vessels skill
  • already held vessel fuels knowledge
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held comply with checklists skill
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held swim skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held work in a water transport team skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
57 held skills the engine minder role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways skill
  • not needed by the target role adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role anchor ships to the port skill
  • not needed by the target role anchors used in inland water transport knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply conflict management skill
  • not needed by the target role assess stability of vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role assess trim of vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role assist anchoring operations skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate reports provided by passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role contribute to bilge and ballast operations skill
  • not needed by the target role distinguish ship construction methods skill
  • not needed by the target role encourage teambuilding skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure integrity of hull skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan skill
  • not needed by the target role european classification of inland waterways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role follow procedures in the event of an alarm skill
  • not needed by the target role functions of vessel deck equipment knowledge
  • not needed by the target role help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations skill
  • not needed by the target role implement environmental protection measures skill
  • not needed by the target role implement workplace drug policies skill
  • not needed by the target role international regulations for cargo handling knowledge
  • not needed by the target role international waterways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain ship stability in relation to weight of passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage emergency situations on board skill
  • not needed by the target role manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate sails on vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role multimodal transport logistics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role national regulations on handling cargo knowledge
  • not needed by the target role national waterways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role navigate European inland waterways skill
  • not needed by the target role operate life-saving appliances skill
  • not needed by the target role passenger transport regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform risk analysis skill
  • not needed by the target role perform vessel maintenance and cleaning skill
  • not needed by the target role physical parts of the vessel knowledge
  • not needed by the target role principles of cargo stowage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role provide feedback on job performance skill
  • not needed by the target role provide first aid skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise abnormalities on board skill

17 further entries not listed here

5 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held operation of different engines required
  • required, not held electronics required
  • required, not held engine components required
  • required, not held principles of combustion engines required
  • required, not held principles of mechanical engineering required
Index

Other moves recorded from helmsman

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Note

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.