Maritime water transport general manager to ship 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.
83.6/ 100
1 How much of what a ship duty engineer is expected to do is already part of a maritime water transport general manager’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 ship duty engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
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. You would walk in with these on day one.
- 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 · 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.
- 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 · What you may need to learn
The 30 missing skills fall into 8 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 manage vessel engines and systems required
- still to learn operate diesel propulsion plants required
- still to learn operate maritime communication equipment required
- still to learn operate vessel engine room required
- still to learn prepare engine room for operation required
- still to learn unmoor vessels required
- still to learn moor vessels required
- still to learn provide support in vessel machinery systems required
- optional, not held repair vessel mechanical systems optional
- still to learn ship hull engineering required
- still to learn operation of different engines required
- still to learn engine components required
- still to learn principles of combustion engines required
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held principles of mechanical engineering optional
- still to learn evaluate engine performance required
- still to learn maintain vessel inventory required
- still to learn stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology required
- still to learn inspect engine rooms required
- optional, not held analyse work-related written reports optional
- still to learn manage second level engines required
- still to learn detect malfunctions in engines required
- still to learn maintain vessel engine room required
- still to learn perform routine maintenance of ship engines required
- still to learn apply vessel engine regulations required
- still to learn perform bunkering required
2 further areas in the appendix
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.
- 01 manage second level engines practise this
- 02 ship hull engineering study this
- 03 apply vessel engine regulations 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 8 skills that carry over
- 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
- optional, not held work in a water transport team optional
- optional, not held follow written instructions optional
- optional, not held use maritime English optional
- optional, not held physics optional
8 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- 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
- 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.
- still to learn ship hull engineering required
- still to learn operation of different engines required
- still to learn engine components required
- still to learn principles of combustion engines required
- optional, not held mechanics optional
- optional, not held physics optional
- optional, not held principles of mechanical engineering optional
Other moves recorded from maritime water transport general manager
- inland water transport general manager 32% covered · substantial
- vessel operations coordinator 21% covered · career change
- water traffic coordinator 19% covered · career change
Full index of moves from maritime water transport general manager
Common questions about this move
Can a maritime water transport general manager become a ship duty engineer?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A maritime water transport general manager already covers 18% of what a ship duty engineer is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 4 of which the ship duty engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a maritime water transport general manager need to become a ship duty engineer?
22 required skills are missing, plus 8 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is manage second level engines.
How hard is the move from maritime water transport general manager to ship duty engineer?
Its learning distance is 83.6 out of 100, which is the career change 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.