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

ordinary seamantodeck officer

A ordinary seaman already meets 30% of what the deck officer role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From ordinary seaman
30%
Overlap1
To deck officer
9 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
70.5 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 70.5

This move: 70.5 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the deck officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the ordinary seaman 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A deck officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ordinary seaman background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held assist water-based navigation working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held manipulate sails on vessels working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held work in a water transport team communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held secure ships using rope working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held vessel safety equipment services
  • already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System services

All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the deck officer role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 19 missing skills fall into 8 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 5 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held ensure smooth on board operations required
  • required, not held supervise loading of cargo required
  • required, not held supervise unloading of cargo required
  • required, not held consider economic criteria in decision making required
  • required, not held manage staff required
  • optional, not held tolerate stress optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 4 required
  • required, not held assess vessel status required
  • required, not held plot shipping navigation routes required
  • required, not held steer vessels required
  • required, not held use water navigation devices required
03 business, administration and law 2 required
  • required, not held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
  • required, not held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
04 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held ensure vessel security required
  • required, not held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology required
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held provide first aid required
06 natural sciences, mathematics and statistics 1 required
  • required, not held celestial navigation required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a deck officer 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 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
  • already held assist water-based navigation skill
  • already held handle stressful situations in the work place skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
  • already held vessel safety equipment knowledge
  • already held work in a water transport team skill
  • already held manipulate sails on vessels skill
  • already held secure ships using rope skill
  • already held use maritime English skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held tolerate stress optional
  • optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
24 held skills the deck officer role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role act reliably skill
  • not needed by the target role clean ships skill
  • not needed by the target role follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
  • not needed by the target role follow verbal instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
  • not needed by the target role handle cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role inspect construction of ships skill
  • not needed by the target role load cargo onto ships skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ropes skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain ship brightwork skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vessel engine room skill
  • not needed by the target role maintain vessel safety and emergency equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role moor vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role operate life-saving appliances skill
  • not needed by the target role perform lookout duties during maritime operations skill
  • not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
  • not needed by the target role physical parts of the vessel knowledge
  • not needed by the target role principles of cargo stowage knowledge
  • not needed by the target role secure cargo on ships skill
  • not needed by the target role sort waste skill
  • not needed by the target role swim skill
  • not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role unmoor vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role use different types of fire extinguishers 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 celestial navigation required
  • required, not held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
  • required, not held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
  • optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
Index

Other moves recorded from ordinary seaman

Full index of moves from ordinary seaman

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.