Marine engineering drafter to marine engineering technician
A marine engineering drafter already meets 70% of what the marine engineering technician role asks for. The move turns on 2 required skills not yet in the profile.
38.7/ 100
1 How much of what a marine engineering technician is expected to do is already part of a marine engineering drafter’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 marine engineering technician role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A marine engineering technician role treats 14 of its required skills as things a marine engineering drafter already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- CAE software
- ICT software specifications
- adjust engineering designs
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
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 53 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A marine engineering technician role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine engineering drafter background worth leading with.
- already held naval architecture engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held stealth technology services
- already held synthetic natural environment natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held conduct energy audit information skills
- already held develop energy saving concepts management skills
- already held vessel fuels natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 53 carried skills, including the 14 the marine engineering technician role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 10 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 troubleshoot required
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
- optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional
- still to learn multimedia systems required
- optional, not held disassemble engines optional
- optional, not held re-assemble engines optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held disassemble equipment optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
- optional, not held guarantee customer satisfaction optional
- optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
- optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- optional, not held perform physical stress tests on models optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- optional, not held develop waste management processes optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held follow production schedule optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
4 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 2 entries a marine engineering technician 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 · The rest of the record
All 53 skills that carry over
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held ICT software specifications knowledge
- already held adjust engineering designs 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 liaise with engineers skill
- already held material mechanics knowledge
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held mechanics knowledge
- already held mechanics of vessels knowledge
- already held physics knowledge
- already held read engineering drawings skill
- already held CAD software knowledge
- already held analyse big data skill
- already held analyse energy consumption skill
- already held analyse test data skill
- already held battery chemistry knowledge
- already held battery components knowledge
- already held battery fluids knowledge
- already held business intelligence knowledge
- already held chemical products knowledge
- already held cloud technologies knowledge
- already held conduct energy audit skill
- already held data mining knowledge
- already held data storage knowledge
- already held develop energy saving concepts skill
- already held energy efficiency knowledge
- already held fluid mechanics knowledge
- already held fuel gas knowledge
- already held guidance, navigation and control knowledge
- already held identify energy needs skill
- already held information extraction knowledge
- already held information structure knowledge
- already held manage data skill
- already held manage quantitative data skill
- already held naval architecture knowledge
- already held operate battery test equipment skill
- already held perform data mining skill
- already held product data management knowledge
- already held promote sustainable energy skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
- already held solar energy knowledge
- already held statistical analysis system software knowledge
- already held stealth technology knowledge
- already held synthetic natural environment knowledge
- already held unstructured data knowledge
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use specific data analysis software skill
- already held utilise machine learning skill
- already held vessel fuels knowledge
- already held visual presentation techniques knowledge
The 4 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held perform test run optional
- optional, not held position engine on test stand optional
- optional, not held composite materials optional
28 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held develop waste management processes optional
- optional, not held disassemble engines optional
- optional, not held guarantee customer satisfaction optional
- optional, not held position engine on test stand optional
- optional, not held re-assemble engines optional
- optional, not held analyse production processes for improvement optional
- optional, not held analyse stress resistance of products optional
- optional, not held assess environmental impact optional
- optional, not held assess operating cost optional
- optional, not held calibrate electronic instruments optional
- optional, not held composite materials optional
- optional, not held disassemble equipment optional
- optional, not held ensure compliance with environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held ensure equipment availability optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
- optional, not held follow production schedule optional
- optional, not held manage health and safety standards optional
- optional, not held manage supplies optional
- optional, not held operate precision measuring equipment optional
- optional, not held order supplies optional
- optional, not held oversee quality control optional
- optional, not held perform physical stress tests on models optional
- optional, not held perform test run optional
- optional, not held plan manufacturing processes optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- optional, not held use testing equipment optional
- optional, not held write inspection reports optional
- optional, not held write stress-strain analysis reports optional
16 held skills the marine engineering technician role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role 3D modelling knowledge
- not needed by the target role CADD software knowledge
- not needed by the target role archive documentation related to work skill
- not needed by the target role create a product's virtual model skill
- not needed by the target role create technical plans skill
- not needed by the target role design drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop assembly instructions skill
- not needed by the target role draw blueprints skill
- not needed by the target role electromechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role manual draughting techniques knowledge
- not needed by the target role render 3D images skill
- not needed by the target role technical drawings knowledge
- not needed by the target role use CADD software skill
- not needed by the target role use computer-aided engineering systems skill
- not needed by the target role use manual draughting techniques skill
- not needed by the target role use technical drawing software skill
3 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 multimedia systems required
- optional, not held composite materials optional
- optional, not held environmental legislation optional
Common questions about this move
Can a marine engineering drafter become a marine engineering technician?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A marine engineering drafter already covers 70% of what a marine engineering technician is expected to do: 53 skills carry over, 14 of which the marine engineering technician role treats as required.
What skills does a marine engineering drafter need to become a marine engineering technician?
2 required skills are missing, plus 28 optional ones. They fall into 10 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is multimedia systems.
How hard is the move from marine engineering drafter to marine engineering technician?
Its learning distance is 38.7 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.