Marine chief engineer to fisheries assistant engineer
A marine chief engineer already meets 79% of what the fisheries assistant engineer role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
20.7/ 100
1 How much of what a fisheries assistant engineer is expected to do is already part of a marine chief engineer’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 12 of its required skills as things a marine chief engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- coordinate fire fighting
- extinguish fires
- fishing vessels
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- manage ship emergency plans
What stands in the way is 2 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 fisheries assistant engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine chief engineer background worth leading with.
- already held manage ship emergency plans management skills
- already held coordinate fire fighting management skills
- already held operate ship propulsion system working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate ship rescue machinery working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held prevent sea pollution assisting and caring
- already held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
All 14 carried skills, including the 12 the fisheries assistant engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 6 missing skills fall into 4 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 fisheries legislation required
- optional, not held fisheries management optional
- optional, not held quality of fish products optional
- still to learn survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment required
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
- optional, not held communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 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 survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment 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 International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- already held coordinate fire fighting skill
- already held extinguish fires skill
- already held fishing vessels knowledge
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- already held manage ship emergency plans skill
- already held operate ship propulsion system skill
- already held operate ship rescue machinery skill
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held prevent sea pollution skill
- already held risks associated with undertaking fishing operations knowledge
- already held use maritime English skill
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- already held train employees skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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 fisheries management optional
- optional, not held quality of fish products optional
55 held skills the fisheries assistant engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role act reliably skill
- not needed by the target role adjust engineering designs skill
- not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
- not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts skill
- not needed by the target role approve engineering design skill
- not needed by the target role carry out navigational calculations skill
- not needed by the target role communicate verbal instructions skill
- not needed by the target role conduct financial audits skill
- not needed by the target role electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role electronics principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role engineering processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
- not needed by the target role execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- not needed by the target role fire-fighting systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in transport services skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role lead a team in fishery services skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electrical equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain electronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain safe engineering watches skill
- not needed by the target role maintain shipboard machinery skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vessel engine room skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vessel inventory skill
- not needed by the target role maintain voyage logs skill
- not needed by the target role manage engine-room resources skill
- not needed by the target role manage safety standards for maritime water transport skill
- not needed by the target role manage staff skill
- not needed by the target role manage the operation of propulsion plant machinery skill
- not needed by the target role maritime electric drives knowledge
- not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanical tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate control systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate life-saving appliances skill
15 further entries not listed here
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 fisheries legislation required
- optional, not held assessment of risks and threats optional
- optional, not held fisheries management optional
- optional, not held quality of fish products optional
Common questions about this move
Can a marine chief engineer become a fisheries assistant engineer?
Yes, and it is an adjacent move. A marine chief engineer already covers 79% of what a fisheries assistant engineer is expected to do: 14 skills carry over, 12 of which the fisheries assistant engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a marine chief engineer need to become a fisheries assistant engineer?
2 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 4 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary. The single most important is fisheries legislation.
How hard is the move from marine chief engineer to fisheries assistant engineer?
Its learning distance is 20.7 out of 100, which is the adjacent 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.