maritime pilottowater traffic coordinator
A maritime pilot already meets 21% of what the water traffic coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.
21%
81.6/ 100
1 Share of the water traffic coordinator 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 this move works
A water traffic coordinator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a maritime pilot already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- coordinate dock operations
- ensure compliance with port regulations
- principles of cargo stowage
- vessel stability principles
- vessel traffic services
What stands in the way is 22 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 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water traffic coordinator 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.
- already held ensure compliance with port regulations assisting and caring
- already held coordinate dock operations management skills
- already held vessel traffic services services
- already held vessel stability principles services
- already held principles of cargo stowage services
- already held act reliably communication, collaboration and creativity
All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the water traffic coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 26 missing skills fall into 9 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.
- required, not held coordinate the itineraries of vessels required
- required, not held develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping required
- required, not held manage port operations improvement procedures required
- required, not held match vessels to shipping routes required
- required, not held prepare transportation routes required
- required, not held commodities in maritime transportation required
- required, not held customs regulations for passengers required
- required, not held port regulation required
- required, not held freight transport methods required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- required, not held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations required
- required, not held ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
- required, not held verify qualifications of water transport crew required
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- required, not held implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships required
- required, not held liaise with port users required
- required, not held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations required
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- required, not held maritime telecommunications required
- required, not held types of maritime vessels required
- required, not held anticipate shipment handling requirements required
- required, not held operate port communications systems required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a water traffic coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 anticipate shipment handling requirements skill · occupation specific
- 02 apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations skill · sector specific
- 03 commodities in maritime transportation knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held coordinate dock operations skill
- already held ensure compliance with port regulations skill
- already held principles of cargo stowage knowledge
- already held vessel stability principles knowledge
- 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 3 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held load cargo onto ships required
- optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
- required, not held warehouse operations required
- required, not held manage dispatch software systems required
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
22 held skills the water traffic coordinator role does not ask for
- 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 guide ships into docks 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 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 work in a water transport team skill
8 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held commodities in maritime transportation required
- required, not held customs regulations for passengers required
- required, not held maritime telecommunications required
- required, not held port regulation required
- required, not held types of maritime vessels required
- required, not held warehouse operations required
- required, not held freight transport methods required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
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.