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

marine surveyortoaircraft assembly inspector

A marine surveyor already meets 42% of what the aircraft assembly inspector role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.

From marine surveyor
42%
Overlap1
To aircraft assembly inspector
12 Skills carried over
9 Required, not held
56.8 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

42%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

56.8/ 100

1 Share of the aircraft assembly inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the marine surveyor 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 aircraft assembly inspector role treats 8 of its required skills as things a marine surveyor already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • conduct performance tests
  • engineering processes
  • manage health and safety standards
  • operate precision measuring equipment
  • quality assurance procedures
  • read engineering drawings

What stands in the way is 9 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 aircraft assembly inspector role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a marine surveyor background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held act as contact person during equipment incident assisting and caring
  • already held issue licences assisting and caring
  • already held lead inspections information skills
  • already held quality assurance procedures business, administration and law
  • already held conduct performance tests constructing
  • already held write inspection reports communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 8 the aircraft assembly inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 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 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held inspect aircraft manufacturing required
  • required, not held inspect quality of products required
  • required, not held use technical documentation required
  • optional, not held inspect aircraft for airworthiness optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held create solutions to problems required
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
04 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation required
05 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held use testing equipment required

4 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aircraft assembly inspector 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 conduct performance tests skill
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held manage health and safety standards skill
  • already held operate precision measuring equipment skill
  • already held quality assurance procedures knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held write inspection reports skill
  • already held act as contact person during equipment incident skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held issue licences skill
  • already held lead inspections skill
The 4 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 4 supplementary
  • optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
  • optional, not held supervise staff optional
  • optional, not held supervise work optional
08 constructing 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
09 handling and moving 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
10 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held defense system optional
11 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
  • optional, not held inspect aircraft for airworthiness optional
  • optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
  • optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
  • optional, not held manage maintenance operations optional
  • optional, not held perform test run optional
  • optional, not held prepare audit activities optional
  • optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
  • optional, not held supervise staff optional
  • optional, not held supervise work optional
67 held skills the aircraft assembly inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
  • not needed by the target role adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on machinery malfunctions skill
  • not needed by the target role advise on maritime regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role analyse ship operations skill
  • not needed by the target role assess structural integrity of ship for maritime usage skill
  • not needed by the target role assess vessel capability skill
  • not needed by the target role assume responsibility for maintaining a safe ship environment skill
  • not needed by the target role aviation meteorology knowledge
  • not needed by the target role calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel skill
  • not needed by the target role civil aviation regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with air traffic control operations skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with operational standards for vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct analysis of ship data skill
  • not needed by the target role determine cause of damage skill
  • not needed by the target role digital camera sensors knowledge
  • not needed by the target role distinguish various types of ships skill
  • not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure equipment maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure vessel security skill
  • not needed by the target role european classification of inland waterways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role file claims with insurance companies skill
  • not needed by the target role guidance, navigation and control knowledge
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role have spatial awareness skill
  • not needed by the target role identify risks of ship activities skill
  • not needed by the target role implement inland water transport regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role inland waterway police regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role inspect cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect engine rooms skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect offshore constructions skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect vessel skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect vessel manufacturing skill
  • not needed by the target role integrate Committee on Safe Seas guidelines into inspections skill
  • not needed by the target role international waterways knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maritime telecommunications knowledge

27 further entries not listed here

5 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 common aviation safety regulations required
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • required, not held mechanics required
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held electromechanics optional
Index

Other moves recorded from marine surveyor

Full index of moves from marine surveyor

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.