Marine chief engineer to fisheries engineering technician
A marine chief engineer already meets 68% of what the fisheries engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.
35.9/ 100
1 How much of what a fisheries engineering technician 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 engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fisheries engineering technician role treats 16 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
- adjust engineering designs
- approve engineering design
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
What stands in the way is 6 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fisheries engineering technician 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 fishing vessels agriculture, forestry, fisheries and veterinary
- already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships business, administration and law
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea business, administration and law
- already held extinguish fires assisting and caring
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System services
- already held ensure vessel compliance with regulations assisting and caring
All 17 carried skills, including the 16 the fisheries engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 11 missing skills fall into 7 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
- still to learn quality of fish products required
- optional, not held fisheries management optional
- still to learn survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment required
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
- still to learn technical drawings required
- still to learn perform scientific research required
- still to learn use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held perform refrigerant leak checks optional
- optional, not held test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fisheries engineering technician 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 perform scientific research practise this
- 03 quality of fish products study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 17 skills that carry over
- already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held approve engineering design skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- already held extinguish fires skill
- already held fishing vessels knowledge
- already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanics of vessels knowledge
- already held pollution prevention knowledge
- already held use maritime English skill
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held install refrigeration equipment optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held install refrigeration equipment optional
- optional, not held perform refrigerant leak checks optional
- optional, not held test tightness and pressure of refrigeration circuits optional
- optional, not held fisheries management optional
- optional, not held work in outdoor conditions optional
52 held skills the fisheries engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role act reliably 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 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 coordinate fire fighting 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 ensure compliance with environmental legislation 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 ship emergency plans 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 mechanical tools knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate control systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate life-saving appliances skill
- not needed by the target role operate marine machinery systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate mechanical equipment of ships skill
- not needed by the target role operate pumping systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate ship propulsion system skill
- not needed by the target role operate ship rescue machinery skill
- not needed by the target role operate vessel engine room skill
- not needed by the target role perform quality audits skill
- not needed by the target role perform small vessel safety measures skill
12 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
- still to learn quality of fish products required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held fisheries management optional
Common questions about this move
Can a marine chief engineer become a fisheries engineering technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A marine chief engineer already covers 68% of what a fisheries engineering technician is expected to do: 17 skills carry over, 16 of which the fisheries engineering technician role treats as required.
What skills does a marine chief engineer need to become a fisheries engineering technician?
6 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 7 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 engineering technician?
Its learning distance is 35.9 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.