Maritime water transport general manager to water traffic coordinator
A maritime water transport general manager already meets 19% of what the water traffic coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.
82.5/ 100
1 How much of what a water traffic coordinator 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 water traffic coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A water traffic coordinator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a maritime water transport general manager already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping
- liaise with port users
- match vessels to shipping routes
- types of maritime vessels
- verify qualifications of water transport crew
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 7 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 water transport general manager background worth leading with.
- already held develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping management skills
- already held verify qualifications of water transport crew assisting and caring
- already held match vessels to shipping routes management skills
- already held liaise with port users communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held types of maritime vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held act reliably communication, collaboration and creativity
All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the water traffic coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 9 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 commodities in maritime transportation required
- still to learn customs regulations for passengers required
- still to learn port regulation required
- still to learn principles of cargo stowage required
- still to learn vessel stability principles required
- still to learn vessel traffic services required
- still to learn freight transport methods required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- still to learn coordinate dock operations required
- still to learn coordinate the itineraries of vessels required
- still to learn manage port operations improvement procedures required
- still to learn prepare transportation routes required
- still to learn apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations required
- still to learn ensure compliance with port regulations required
- still to learn ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- still to learn implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships required
- still to learn implement efficiency plans for logistics operations required
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- still to learn anticipate shipment handling requirements required
- still to learn operate port communications systems required
- still to learn load cargo onto ships required
- optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
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 practise this
- 02 apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations practise this
- 03 commodities in maritime transportation study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 7 skills that carry over
- already held develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping skill
- already held liaise with port users skill
- already held match vessels to shipping routes skill
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
- already held verify qualifications of water transport crew skill
- already held act reliably skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn manage dispatch software systems required
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- still to learn warehouse operations required
- still to learn maritime telecommunications required
5 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 have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
23 held skills the water traffic coordinator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- not needed by the target role International Maritime Organisation conventions 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 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 manage vessel fleet skill
- not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
- 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 write routine reports skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
10 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 commodities in maritime transportation required
- still to learn customs regulations for passengers required
- still to learn maritime telecommunications required
- still to learn port regulation required
- still to learn principles of cargo stowage required
- still to learn vessel stability principles required
- still to learn vessel traffic services required
- still to learn warehouse operations required
- still to learn freight transport methods required
- optional, not held transportation methods 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
- ship duty engineer 18% 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 water traffic coordinator?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A maritime water transport general manager already covers 19% of what a water traffic coordinator is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the water traffic coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does a maritime water transport general manager need to become a water traffic coordinator?
22 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by services. The single most important is anticipate shipment handling requirements.
How hard is the move from maritime water transport general manager to water traffic coordinator?
Its learning distance is 82.5 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.