Inland water transport general manager to maritime water transport general manager
An inland water transport general manager already meets 43% of what the maritime water transport general manager role asks for. The move turns on 13 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what a maritime water transport general manager is expected to do is already part of an inland water transport general manager’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 maritime water transport general manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A maritime water transport general manager role treats 10 of its required skills as things an inland water transport general manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- communicate vessel requirements
- financial capability
- liaise with colleagues
- liaise with managers
- liaise with port users
- manage vessel fleet
What stands in the way is 13 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A maritime water transport general manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an inland water transport general manager background worth leading with.
- already held communicate vessel requirements communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held optimise fleet usability management skills
- already held plan daily ship operations management skills
- already held prepare audit schemes for ships management skills
- already held read ship operational data information skills
- already held manage vessel fleet management skills
All 13 carried skills, including the 10 the maritime water transport general manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 17 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 manage safety standards for maritime water transport required
- still to learn verify qualifications of water transport crew required
- still to learn attend to detail in preparation for audits required
- still to learn carry out environmental audits required
- optional, not held participate as observer in different types of audits in the food sector optional
- still to learn manage diversification of maritime operations required
- still to learn simplify communication in maritime management required
- still to learn develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping required
- still to learn match vessels to shipping routes required
- still to learn International Maritime Organisation conventions required
- still to learn maritime law required
- still to learn liaise with transportation companies required
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn types of maritime vessels required
- still to learn monitor maritime operations required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a maritime water transport general manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage diversification of maritime operations practise this
- 02 monitor maritime operations practise this
- 03 simplify communication in maritime management 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 13 skills that carry over
- already held communicate vessel requirements skill
- already held financial capability knowledge
- already held liaise with colleagues skill
- already held liaise with managers skill
- already held liaise with port users skill
- already held manage vessel fleet skill
- already held optimise fleet usability skill
- already held plan daily ship operations skill
- already held prepare audit schemes for ships skill
- already held read ship operational data skill
- already held act reliably skill
- already held write routine reports skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers optional
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers optional
- optional, not held participate as observer in different types of audits in the food sector optional
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
23 held skills the maritime water transport general manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse shipping rates skill
- not needed by the target role analyse travel alternatives skill
- not needed by the target role carry out ship-to-shore operations skill
- not needed by the target role conduct analysis of ship data skill
- not needed by the target role distinguish various types of ships skill
- not needed by the target role european classification of inland waterways knowledge
- not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
- not needed by the target role handle shipment paperwork skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role inland waterway police regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role link data between all inland business units skill
- not needed by the target role manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation skill
- not needed by the target role manage safety standards for inland water transport skill
- not needed by the target role monitor the validity of ship certificates skill
- not needed by the target role monitor vessel performance skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate with stakeholders skill
- not needed by the target role oversee shipment routing skill
- not needed by the target role plan transport operations skill
- not needed by the target role review ship documentation skill
- not needed by the target role support development of annual budget skill
- not needed by the target role track shipments skill
- not needed by the target role track shipping sites skill
- not needed by the target role use ICT systems 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 International Maritime Organisation conventions required
- still to learn maritime law required
- still to learn types of maritime vessels required
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
Other moves recorded from inland water transport general manager
- ship pilot dispatcher 23% covered · substantial
- intermodal logistics manager 18% covered · career change
Full index of moves from inland water transport general manager
Common questions about this move
Can an inland water transport general manager become a maritime water transport general manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An inland water transport general manager already covers 43% of what a maritime water transport general manager is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 10 of which the maritime water transport general manager role treats as required.
What skills does an inland water transport general manager need to become a maritime water transport general manager?
13 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 manage diversification of maritime operations.
How hard is the move from inland water transport general manager to maritime water transport general manager?
Its learning distance is 62 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.