ordinary seamantosailor
A ordinary seaman already meets 38% of what the sailor role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.
38%
67.7/ 100
1 Share of the sailor 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.
Why this move works
A sailor role treats 9 of its required skills as things a ordinary seaman already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- clean ships
- follow verbal instructions
- follow written instructions
- moor vessels
- secure ships using rope
What stands in the way is 15 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A sailor 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.
- already held clean ships handling and moving
- already held perform lookout duties during maritime operations information skills
- already held secure ships using rope working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held moor vessels working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held unmoor vessels working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held use different types of fire extinguishers assisting and caring
All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the sailor role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 20 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.
- required, not held steer vessels in ports required
- required, not held anchor ships to the port required
- required, not held assist anchoring operations required
- required, not held operate echo sounding equipment required
- required, not held operate traditional water depth measurement equipment required
- required, not held prepare lifeboats required
- required, not held guide ships into docks required
- required, not held ensure public safety and security required
- required, not held follow work procedures required
- optional, not held assist in maritime rescue operations optional
- optional, not held deal with challenging work conditions optional
- required, not held clean parts of vessels required
- required, not held prepare deck equipment required
- optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
- required, not held watch for maritime navigation aids required
- required, not held communicate reports provided by passengers required
- optional, not held conduct on board safety inspections optional
- required, not held paint ship decks required
- required, not held anchors used in maritime water transport required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a sailor role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 anchors used in maritime water transport knowledge · occupation specific
- 02 steer vessels in ports skill · occupation specific
- 03 watch for maritime navigation aids skill · occupation specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- already held clean ships skill
- already held follow verbal instructions skill
- already held follow written instructions skill
- already held moor vessels skill
- already held secure ships using rope skill
- already held unmoor vessels skill
- already held use different types of fire extinguishers skill
- already held use maritime English skill
- already held act reliably skill
- already held perform lookout duties during maritime operations skill
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held assist in maritime rescue operations optional
- optional, not held conduct on board safety inspections optional
- optional, not held deal with challenging work conditions optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held lift heavy weights optional
21 held skills the sailor role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role assist water-based navigation skill
- not needed by the target role follow hygienic procedures during food processing skill
- not needed by the target role handle cargo skill
- not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place 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 manipulate sails on vessels skill
- not needed by the target role operate life-saving appliances 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 use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role vessel safety equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role work in a water transport team skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held anchors used in maritime water transport required
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.