Occupational railway instructor to maritime instructor
An occupational railway instructor already meets 49% of what the maritime instructor role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.
57.7/ 100
1 How much of what a maritime instructor is expected to do is already part of an occupational railway instructor’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 maritime instructor role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A maritime instructor role treats 12 of its required skills as things an occupational railway instructor already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- adapt teaching to student's capabilities
- apply intercultural teaching strategies
- apply teaching strategies
- assess students
- assessment processes
- assist students in their learning
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 19 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A maritime instructor role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of an occupational railway instructor background worth leading with.
- already held adapt training to labour market information skills
- already held health and safety measures in transportation services
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held monitor developments in field of expertise information skills
- already held customer service business, administration and law
- already held apply intercultural teaching strategies communication, collaboration and creativity
All 19 carried skills, including the 12 the maritime instructor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 11 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 distinguish various types of ships required
- still to learn stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology required
- still to learn analyse weather forecast required
- optional, not held ensure vessel security optional
- optional, not held use meteorological information optional
- optional, not held conduct on board safety inspections optional
- still to learn recognise abnormalities on board required
- still to learn operate marine communication systems required
- optional, not held plot shipping navigation routes optional
- optional, not held prepare lifeboats optional
- optional, not held use water navigation devices optional
- optional, not held guide ships into docks optional
- optional, not held operate mechanical equipment of ships optional
- still to learn vessel safety equipment required
- still to learn Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
- still to learn international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
- optional, not held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships optional
- still to learn teach boating principles required
- still to learn geographic areas required
5 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a maritime instructor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 distinguish various types of ships practise this
- 02 international regulations for preventing collisions at sea study this
- 03 recognise abnormalities on board 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 19 skills that carry over
- already held adapt teaching to student's capabilities skill
- already held apply intercultural teaching strategies skill
- already held apply teaching strategies skill
- already held assess students skill
- already held assessment processes knowledge
- already held assist students in their learning skill
- already held curriculum objectives knowledge
- already held give constructive feedback skill
- already held guarantee students' safety skill
- already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
- already held monitor developments in field of expertise skill
- already held prepare lesson content skill
- already held adapt training to labour market skill
- already held customer service knowledge
- already held facilitate teamwork between students skill
- already held manage resources for educational purposes skill
- already held perform classroom management skill
- already held provide lesson materials skill
- already held work with virtual learning environments skill
The 5 learning areas not shown above
- optional, not held supervise movement of crew optional
- optional, not held supervise movement of passengers optional
- optional, not held assist in maritime rescue operations optional
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
- optional, not held prepare deck equipment optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist in maritime rescue operations optional
- optional, not held ensure vessel security optional
- optional, not held plot shipping navigation routes optional
- optional, not held prepare deck equipment optional
- optional, not held prepare lifeboats optional
- optional, not held supervise movement of crew optional
- optional, not held supervise movement of passengers optional
- optional, not held use meteorological information optional
- optional, not held use water navigation devices optional
- optional, not held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships optional
- optional, not held conduct on board safety inspections optional
- optional, not held guide ships into docks optional
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held operate mechanical equipment of ships optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
21 held skills the maritime instructor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role check train engines skill
- not needed by the target role control train movement skill
- not needed by the target role customs regulations for passengers knowledge
- not needed by the target role drive trams skill
- not needed by the target role ensure maintenance of trains skill
- not needed by the target role follow signalling instructions skill
- not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role interpret traffic light signals used in tramway infrastructure skill
- not needed by the target role interpret tramway traffic signs skill
- not needed by the target role locomotive brake applications knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanical composition of trams knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics of trains knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate tram controls skill
- not needed by the target role passenger transport regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role physical characteristics of railways knowledge
- not needed by the target role practice emergency stops skill
- not needed by the target role teach train driving principles skill
- not needed by the target role track geometry knowledge
- not needed by the target role train operating procedures knowledge
- not needed by the target role tram network knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of trams knowledge
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 international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
- still to learn vessel safety equipment required
- still to learn Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
- still to learn geographic areas required
- optional, not held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships optional
- optional, not held learning difficulties optional
- optional, not held teamwork principles optional
Other moves recorded from occupational railway instructor
Common questions about this move
Can an occupational railway instructor become a maritime instructor?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. An occupational railway instructor already covers 49% of what a maritime instructor is expected to do: 19 skills carry over, 12 of which the maritime instructor role treats as required.
What skills does an occupational railway instructor need to become a maritime instructor?
10 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 11 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is distinguish various types of ships.
How hard is the move from occupational railway instructor to maritime instructor?
Its learning distance is 57.7 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.