Marine surveyor to motor vehicle engine inspector
A marine surveyor already meets 41% of what the motor vehicle engine inspector role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
61.1/ 100
1 How much of what a motor vehicle engine inspector is expected to do is already part of a marine surveyor’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 motor vehicle engine inspector role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A motor vehicle engine inspector role treats 9 of its required skills as things a marine surveyor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- conduct performance tests
- engine components
- engineering processes
- manage health and safety standards
- operate precision measuring equipment
- quality assurance procedures
What stands in the way is 11 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 13 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A motor vehicle engine 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.
- already held act as contact person during equipment incident assisting and caring
- already held issue licences assisting and caring
- already held engine components engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held lead inspections information skills
- already held quality assurance procedures business, administration and law
- already held conduct performance tests constructing
All 13 carried skills, including the 9 the motor vehicle engine inspector role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 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 evaluate engine performance required
- still to learn supervise motor vehicles manufacture required
- still to learn inspect quality of products required
- still to learn use technical documentation required
- optional, not held diagnose defective engines optional
- optional, not held record test data optional
- still to learn operation of different engines required
- still to learn electromechanics required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn mechanics of motor vehicles required
- still to learn use automotive diagnostic equipment required
- optional, not held maintain test equipment optional
- optional, not held perform test run optional
- still to learn use testing equipment required
- optional, not held disassemble engines optional
- optional, not held re-assemble engines optional
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- optional, not held liaise with engineers optional
- 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
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a motor vehicle engine inspector role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 evaluate engine performance practise this
- 02 operation of different engines study this
- 03 supervise motor vehicles manufacture practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 13 skills that carry over
- already held conduct performance tests skill
- already held engine components knowledge
- 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 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held diagnose defective engines optional
- optional, not held disassemble engines optional
- optional, not held re-assemble engines 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 record test data optional
- optional, not held send faulty equipment back to assembly line optional
- optional, not held supervise staff optional
- optional, not held supervise work optional
66 held skills the motor vehicle engine inspector role does not ask for
- 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 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
- not needed by the target role mathematics knowledge
26 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 operation of different engines required
- still to learn electromechanics required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn mechanics of motor vehicles required
Common questions about this move
Can a marine surveyor become a motor vehicle engine inspector?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A marine surveyor already covers 41% of what a motor vehicle engine inspector is expected to do: 13 skills carry over, 9 of which the motor vehicle engine inspector role treats as required.
What skills does a marine surveyor need to become a motor vehicle engine inspector?
11 required skills are missing, plus 12 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is evaluate engine performance.
How hard is the move from marine surveyor to motor vehicle engine inspector?
Its learning distance is 61.1 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.