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

marine firefightertofire service vehicle operator

A marine firefighter already meets 72% of what the fire service vehicle operator role asks for. The move turns on 6 required skills not yet in the profile.

From marine firefighter
72%
Overlap1
To fire service vehicle operator
22 Skills carried over
6 Required, not held
33.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

72%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

33.9/ 100

1 Share of the fire service vehicle operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the marine firefighter 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 fire service vehicle operator role treats 17 of its required skills as things a marine firefighter already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure public safety and security
  • extinguish fires
  • fire prevention procedures
  • fire safety regulations
  • fire-fighting systems
  • first aid

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

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 22 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire service vehicle operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine firefighter background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held operate emergency equipment handling and moving
  • already held evacuate people from buildings assisting and caring
  • already held manage emergency care situations management skills
  • already held organise fire drills management skills
  • already held maintain safety systems assisting and caring
  • already held relay messages through radio and telephone systems communication, collaboration and creativity

All 22 carried skills, including the 17 the fire service vehicle operator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 10 missing skills fall into 5 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 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply advanced driving techniques required
  • required, not held drive firetruck under emergency conditions required
  • required, not held operate specialised equipment in emergency required
  • required, not held drive vehicles required
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
02 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held react calmly in stressful situations required
  • optional, not held contain fires optional
03 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held tolerate stress required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
05 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a fire service vehicle operator 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 22 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure public safety and security skill
  • already held extinguish fires skill
  • already held fire prevention procedures knowledge
  • already held fire safety regulations knowledge
  • already held fire-fighting systems knowledge
  • already held first aid knowledge
  • already held health and safety regulations knowledge
  • already held hydraulics knowledge
  • already held manage emergency care situations skill
  • already held manage major incidents skill
  • already held operate emergency equipment skill
  • already held perform risk analysis skill
  • already held perform search and rescue missions skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held select hazard control skill
  • already held use different types of fire extinguishers skill
  • already held work as a team in a hazardous environment skill
  • already held educate public on fire safety skill
  • already held evacuate people from buildings skill
  • already held maintain safety systems skill
  • already held organise fire drills skill
  • already held relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held contain fires optional
  • optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
  • optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
14 held skills the fire service vehicle operator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role dock operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure vessel security skill
  • not needed by the target role implement fire safety management plans skill
  • not needed by the target role install vessel's safety equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role investigate maritime accidents skill
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role navy operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate emergency vehicle skill
  • not needed by the target role operate marine communication systems skill
  • not needed by the target role operate marine machinery systems skill
  • not needed by the target role perform preventive maintenance on fire fighting vehicles skill
  • not needed by the target role prevent marine pollution skill
  • not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vessel electrical system knowledge
Index
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.