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

maritime pilottoship pilot dispatcher

A maritime pilot already meets 19% of what the ship pilot dispatcher role asks for. The move turns on 12 required skills not yet in the profile.

From maritime pilot
19%
Overlap1
To ship pilot dispatcher
5 Skills carried over
12 Required, not held
76.3 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

19%

Learning distance A rebuild

76.3/ 100

1 Share of the ship pilot dispatcher role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the maritime pilot 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 pilot dispatcher role treats 2 of its required skills as things a maritime pilot already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • guide ships into docks
  • vessel traffic services

What stands in the way is 12 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ship pilot dispatcher role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a maritime pilot background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held guide ships into docks working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held vessel traffic services services
  • already held act reliably communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held have computer literacy working with computers
  • already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity

All 5 carried skills, including the 2 the ship pilot dispatcher role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 8 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 5 required
  • required, not held write dock records required
  • required, not held measure ship tonnage required
  • required, not held monitor the validity of ship certificates required
  • required, not held prepare documentation for international shipping required
  • required, not held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology required
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required
  • required, not held provide accurate information on water routes required
  • required, not held liaise with port users required
  • required, not held liaise with transportation services required
03 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held review ship documentation required
  • optional, not held ensure that shipment contents correspond with shipping documentation optional
04 business, administration and law 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held international tariffs required
  • optional, not held International Maritime Organisation conventions optional
05 services 1 required
  • required, not held dock operations required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held operate radio equipment required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ship pilot dispatcher 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 5 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held guide ships into docks skill
  • already held vessel traffic services knowledge
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held have computer literacy skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held maritime telecommunications optional
08 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held match vessels to shipping routes optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held International Maritime Organisation conventions optional
  • optional, not held ensure that shipment contents correspond with shipping documentation optional
  • optional, not held maritime telecommunications optional
  • optional, not held match vessels to shipping routes optional
25 held skills the ship pilot dispatcher role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse weather forecast skill
  • not needed by the target role anchor ships to the port skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in maritime rescue operations skill
  • not needed by the target role assist in the movement of heavy loads skill
  • not needed by the target role assist water-based navigation skill
  • not needed by the target role balance transportation cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out ship-to-shore operations skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct water navigation skill
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate dock operations skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with port regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role local waters of the port knowledge
  • not needed by the target role maintain ship logs skill
  • not needed by the target role manipulate sails on vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor aviation meteorology skill
  • not needed by the target role plan pilotage skill
  • not needed by the target role principles of cargo stowage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role regulate the speed of ships in ports skill
  • not needed by the target role steer vessels in ports skill
  • not needed by the target role use meteorological information skill
  • not needed by the target role use rigging tools skill
  • not needed by the target role use water navigation devices skill
  • not needed by the target role vessel points of sail knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vessel stability principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role work in a water transport team skill
4 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 dock operations required
  • required, not held international tariffs required
  • optional, not held International Maritime Organisation conventions optional
  • optional, not held maritime telecommunications optional
Index

Other moves recorded from maritime pilot

Full index of moves from maritime pilot

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.