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

maritime water transport general managertoship duty engineer

A maritime water transport general manager already meets 18% of what the ship duty engineer role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

From maritime water transport general manager
18%
Overlap1
To ship duty engineer
8 Skills carried over
22 Required, not held
83.6 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

18%

Learning distance A rebuild

83.6/ 100

1 Share of the ship duty engineer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the maritime water transport general manager 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 duty engineer role treats 4 of its required skills as things a maritime water transport general manager already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
  • International Maritime Organisation conventions
  • manage safety standards for maritime water transport
  • maritime law

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 ship duty engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a maritime water transport general manager background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage safety standards for maritime water transport assisting and caring
  • already held International Maritime Organisation conventions business, administration and law
  • already held maritime law business, administration and law
  • already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System services
  • already held act reliably communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held liaise with colleagues communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 4 the ship duty engineer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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 working with machinery and specialised equipment 8 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage vessel engines and systems required
  • required, not held operate diesel propulsion plants required
  • required, not held operate maritime communication equipment required
  • required, not held operate vessel engine room required
  • required, not held prepare engine room for operation required
  • required, not held unmoor vessels required
  • required, not held moor vessels required
  • required, not held provide support in vessel machinery systems required
  • optional, not held repair vessel mechanical systems optional
02 engineering, manufacturing and construction 4 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ship hull engineering required
  • required, not held operation of different engines required
  • required, not held engine components required
  • required, not held principles of combustion engines required
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held principles of mechanical engineering optional
03 information skills 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held evaluate engine performance required
  • required, not held maintain vessel inventory required
  • required, not held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology required
  • required, not held inspect engine rooms required
  • optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
04 constructing 4 required
  • required, not held manage second level engines required
  • required, not held detect malfunctions in engines required
  • required, not held maintain vessel engine room required
  • required, not held perform routine maintenance of ship engines required
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held apply vessel engine regulations required
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held perform bunkering required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ship duty engineer 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 Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
  • already held International Maritime Organisation conventions knowledge
  • already held manage safety standards for maritime water transport skill
  • already held maritime law knowledge
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held liaise with colleagues skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held write work-related reports skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 supplementary
  • optional, not held work in a water transport team optional
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
  • optional, not held use maritime English optional
08 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held physics optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held repair vessel mechanical systems optional
  • optional, not held work in a water transport team optional
  • optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
  • optional, not held follow written instructions optional
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held principles of mechanical engineering optional
  • optional, not held use maritime English optional
22 held skills the ship duty engineer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role attend to detail in preparation for audits skill
  • not needed by the target role carry out environmental audits skill
  • not needed by the target role communicate vessel requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping skill
  • not needed by the target role financial capability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with managers skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with port users skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with transportation companies skill
  • not needed by the target role manage diversification of maritime operations skill
  • not needed by the target role manage ocean-going oil tankers skill
  • not needed by the target role manage vessel fleet skill
  • not needed by the target role match vessels to shipping routes skill
  • not needed by the target role monitor maritime operations skill
  • not needed by the target role optimise fleet usability skill
  • not needed by the target role participate as observer in different types of audits in the food sector skill
  • not needed by the target role plan daily ship operations skill
  • not needed by the target role prepare audit schemes for ships skill
  • not needed by the target role read ship operational data skill
  • not needed by the target role simplify communication in maritime management skill
  • not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role verify qualifications of water transport crew skill
  • not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
7 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 ship hull engineering required
  • required, not held operation of different engines required
  • required, not held engine components required
  • required, not held principles of combustion engines required
  • optional, not held mechanics optional
  • optional, not held physics optional
  • optional, not held principles of mechanical engineering 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.