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

marine chief engineertoship captain

A marine chief engineer already meets 32% of what the ship captain role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

From marine chief engineer
32%
Overlap1
To ship captain
12 Skills carried over
22 Required, not held
74.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

32%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

74.4/ 100

1 Share of the ship captain role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the marine chief engineer 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 ship captain role treats 11 of its required skills as things a marine chief engineer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
  • International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
  • analyse work-related written reports
  • carry out navigational calculations
  • international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
  • maintain voyage logs

What stands in the way is 22 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ship captain 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held maintain voyage logs information skills
  • already held operate mechanical equipment of ships working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held carry out navigational calculations information skills
  • 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 supervise crew management skills

All 12 carried skills, including the 11 the ship captain role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 28 missing skills fall into 10 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 6 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assess vessel status required
  • required, not held conduct water navigation required
  • required, not held plot shipping navigation routes required
  • required, not held steer vessels required
  • required, not held use water navigation devices required
  • required, not held operate marine communication systems required
  • optional, not held secure ships using rope optional
02 management skills 5 required
  • required, not held supervise loading of cargo required
  • required, not held supervise movement of crew required
  • required, not held supervise movement of passengers required
  • required, not held supervise unloading of cargo required
  • required, not held prepare transportation routes required
03 services 3 required
  • required, not held vessel points of sail required
  • required, not held vessel safety equipment required
  • required, not held freight transport methods required
04 assisting and caring 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure public safety and security required
  • required, not held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations required
  • optional, not held comply with checklists optional
  • optional, not held deal with challenging work conditions optional
05 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate mooring plans required
  • required, not held follow verbal instructions required
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
06 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held ensure vessel security required
  • required, not held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ship captain 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 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
  • already held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships knowledge
  • already held analyse work-related written reports skill
  • already held carry out navigational calculations skill
  • already held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea knowledge
  • already held maintain voyage logs skill
  • already held manage staff skill
  • already held operate mechanical equipment of ships skill
  • already held principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
  • already held supervise crew skill
  • already held use maritime English skill
  • already held apply transportation management concepts skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held types of maritime vessels required
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held geographic areas required
09 business, administration and law 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
10 constructing 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers optional
  • optional, not held secure ships using rope optional
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
  • optional, not held comply with checklists optional
  • optional, not held create solutions to problems optional
  • optional, not held deal with challenging work conditions optional
57 held skills the ship captain role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 approve engineering design 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 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 extinguish fires skill
  • not needed by the target role fire-fighting systems knowledge
  • not needed by the target role fishing vessels 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 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 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
  • not needed by the target role operate marine machinery systems skill

17 further entries not listed here

6 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 types of maritime vessels required
  • required, not held vessel points of sail required
  • required, not held vessel safety equipment required
  • required, not held freight transport methods required
  • required, not held geographic areas required
  • optional, not held warehouse operations optional
Index

Other moves recorded from marine chief engineer

Full index of moves from marine chief engineer

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.