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

maritime water transport general managertovessel operations coordinator

A maritime water transport general manager already meets 21% of what the vessel operations coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.

From maritime water transport general manager
21%
Overlap1
To vessel operations coordinator
8 Skills carried over
22 Required, not held
82.8 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 82.8

This move: 82.8 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the vessel operations coordinator 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.

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 vessel operations coordinator 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 develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping management skills
  • already held manage vessel fleet management skills
  • already held International Maritime Organisation conventions business, administration and law
  • already held match vessels to shipping routes management skills
  • already held maritime law business, administration and law
  • already held types of maritime vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction

All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the vessel operations coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 31 missing skills fall into 7 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 8 required, 3 supplementary
  • required, not held establish draft annual schedules for vessels required
  • required, not held manage vessel deck operations required
  • required, not held consider constraints in maritime shipping required
  • required, not held coordinate the itineraries of vessels required
  • required, not held plan procedures for cargo operations required
  • required, not held supervise loading of cargo required
  • required, not held supervise unloading of cargo required
  • required, not held consider time zones in execution of work required
  • optional, not held manage the lightering operation optional
  • optional, not held adjust priorities optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
02 information skills 5 required
  • required, not held inspect maritime operations required
  • required, not held assess vessel capability required
  • required, not held calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel required
  • required, not held maintain vessel inventory required
  • required, not held conduct on board safety inspections required
03 services 4 required
  • required, not held physical parts of the vessel required
  • required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
  • required, not held types of cargo required
  • required, not held vessel traffic services required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 4 supplementary
  • required, not held advise on tanker operations required
  • required, not held advise on maritime regulations required
  • required, not held negotiate prices for transport of cargo required
  • optional, not held work in a water transport team optional
  • optional, not held write emergency instructions for handling of dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held use maritime English optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held apply regulations on cargo transport operations required
06 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held ensure incident free execution of voyages required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a vessel operations 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 International Maritime Organisation conventions knowledge
  • already held develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping skill
  • already held manage vessel fleet skill
  • already held maritime law knowledge
  • already held match vessels to shipping routes skill
  • already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • already held act reliably skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
  • optional, not held use microsoft office optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held manage the lightering operation optional
  • optional, not held work in a water transport team optional
  • optional, not held write emergency instructions for handling of dangerous goods optional
  • optional, not held adjust priorities optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
  • optional, not held manage staff optional
  • optional, not held use maritime English optional
  • optional, not held use microsoft office optional
22 held skills the vessel operations coordinator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
  • 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 financial capability knowledge
  • not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
  • 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 safety standards for maritime water transport 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 verify qualifications of water transport crew skill
  • not needed by the target role write routine reports skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports 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 physical parts of the vessel required
  • required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
  • required, not held types of cargo required
  • required, not held vessel traffic services required
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.