Naval architect to marine engineering drafter
A naval architect already meets 59% of what the marine engineering drafter role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
47.9/ 100
1 How much of what a marine engineering drafter is expected to do is already part of a naval architect’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 marine engineering drafter role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A marine engineering drafter role treats 8 of its required skills as things a naval architect already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- CAE software
- create technical plans
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- mathematics
What stands in the way is 10 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 46 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A marine engineering drafter role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a naval architect background worth leading with.
- already held naval architecture engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held stealth technology services
- already held synthetic natural environment natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
- already held conduct energy audit information skills
- already held develop energy saving concepts management skills
- already held vessel fuels natural sciences, mathematics and statistics
All 46 carried skills, including the 8 the marine engineering drafter role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 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 design drawings required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- still to learn use CADD software required
- still to learn use computer-aided engineering systems required
- still to learn use technical drawing software required
- optional, not held manage quantitative data optional
- still to learn ICT software specifications required
- still to learn CADD software required
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- still to learn liaise with engineers required
- optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
- optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
- optional, not held draw blueprints optional
- optional, not held render 3D images optional
- optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
- still to learn read engineering drawings required
- optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
- optional, not held manage data optional
- optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a marine engineering drafter 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 · The rest of the record
All 46 skills that carry over
- already held CAE software knowledge
- already held create technical plans skill
- already held engineering principles knowledge
- already held engineering processes knowledge
- already held execute analytical mathematical calculations skill
- already held mathematics knowledge
- already held mechanics of vessels knowledge
- already held naval architecture knowledge
- already held adjust engineering designs skill
- already held analyse big data skill
- already held analyse energy consumption skill
- already held analyse test data skill
- already held battery chemistry knowledge
- already held battery components knowledge
- already held battery fluids knowledge
- already held business intelligence knowledge
- already held chemical products knowledge
- already held cloud technologies knowledge
- already held conduct energy audit skill
- already held data mining knowledge
- already held data storage knowledge
- already held develop energy saving concepts skill
- already held energy efficiency knowledge
- already held ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
- already held fluid mechanics knowledge
- already held fuel gas knowledge
- already held guidance, navigation and control knowledge
- already held identify energy needs skill
- already held information extraction knowledge
- already held information structure knowledge
- already held material mechanics knowledge
- already held operate battery test equipment skill
- already held perform data mining skill
- already held physics knowledge
- already held promote sustainable energy skill
- already held renewable energy knowledge
- already held solar energy knowledge
- already held statistical analysis system software knowledge
- already held stealth technology knowledge
- already held synthetic natural environment knowledge
- already held unstructured data knowledge
- already held use CAD software skill
- already held use specific data analysis software skill
- already held utilise machine learning skill
- already held vessel fuels knowledge
- already held visual presentation techniques knowledge
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held product data management optional
- optional, not held 3D modelling optional
13 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
- optional, not held manage data optional
- optional, not held 3D modelling optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held create a product's virtual model optional
- optional, not held develop assembly instructions optional
- optional, not held draw blueprints optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held manage quantitative data optional
- optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
- optional, not held render 3D images optional
- optional, not held use manual draughting techniques optional
46 held skills the marine engineering drafter role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse production processes for improvement skill
- not needed by the target role analyse ship operations skill
- not needed by the target role analyse stress resistance of products skill
- not needed by the target role assemble mechatronic units skill
- not needed by the target role assemble sensors skill
- not needed by the target role assess environmental impact skill
- not needed by the target role assess financial viability skill
- not needed by the target role assess structural integrity of ship for maritime usage skill
- not needed by the target role automation technology knowledge
- not needed by the target role composite materials knowledge
- not needed by the target role conduct performance tests skill
- not needed by the target role control engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role control production skill
- not needed by the target role data analytics knowledge
- not needed by the target role defense system knowledge
- not needed by the target role design automation components skill
- not needed by the target role design principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role design prototypes skill
- not needed by the target role develop waste management processes skill
- not needed by the target role draft design specifications skill
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with environmental legislation skill
- not needed by the target role ensure integrity of hull skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role execute feasibility study skill
- not needed by the target role inspect construction of ships skill
- not needed by the target role install automation components skill
- not needed by the target role install mechatronic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role integrate new products in manufacturing skill
- not needed by the target role maintain robotic equipment skill
- not needed by the target role manufacturing processes knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanical engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechatronics knowledge
- not needed by the target role perform scientific research skill
- not needed by the target role perform test run skill
- not needed by the target role promote innovative infrastructure design skill
- not needed by the target role quality standards knowledge
- not needed by the target role record test data skill
- not needed by the target role robotic components knowledge
- not needed by the target role robotics knowledge
- not needed by the target role sensors knowledge
6 further entries not listed here
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 ICT software specifications required
- still to learn CADD software required
- still to learn design drawings required
- still to learn mechanics required
- still to learn technical drawings required
- optional, not held 3D modelling optional
- optional, not held CAD software optional
- optional, not held electromechanics optional
- optional, not held manual draughting techniques optional
- optional, not held product data management optional
Common questions about this move
Can a naval architect become a marine engineering drafter?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A naval architect already covers 59% of what a marine engineering drafter is expected to do: 46 skills carry over, 8 of which the marine engineering drafter role treats as required.
What skills does a naval architect need to become a marine engineering drafter?
10 required skills are missing, plus 13 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by engineering, manufacturing and construction. The single most important is ICT software specifications.
How hard is the move from naval architect to marine engineering drafter?
Its learning distance is 47.9 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.