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

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.

From maritime pilot
21%
Overlap1
To water traffic coordinator
8 Skills carried over
22 Required, not held
81.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

21%

Learning distance A rebuild

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

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

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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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

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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 management skills 5 required
  • 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
02 services 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • 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
03 assisting and caring 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • 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
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • 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
05 engineering, manufacturing and construction 2 required
  • required, not held maritime telecommunications required
  • required, not held types of maritime vessels required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 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

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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
Skill to acquire Tier
07 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held load cargo onto ships required
  • optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
08 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held warehouse operations required
09 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held manage dispatch software systems required
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
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 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
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.