Table 1Transition record

port coordinatortostevedore superintendent

A port coordinator already meets 36% of what the stevedore superintendent role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From port coordinator

36%

Overlap1

To stevedore superintendent

16 Skills carried over

17 Required, not held

69.7 Difficulty2

Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.7/ 100

Easy adjacentmoderatesubstantialcareer change Hard

1 Share of the stevedore superintendent role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the port coordinator 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

Why this move works

A stevedore superintendent role treats 11 of its required skills as things a port coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

anticipate logistics requirements for port operations
apply safety management
coordinate dock operations
give instructions to staff
manage port operations improvement procedures
manage vessel cargo activities

What stands in the way is 17 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 16 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A stevedore superintendent role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a port coordinator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area

already held anticipate logistics requirements for port operations management skills
already held manage port operations improvement procedures management skills
already held manage vessel cargo activities management skills
already held port regulation services
already held commodities in maritime transportation services
already held coordinate dock operations management skills

All 16 carried skills, including the 11 the stevedore superintendent role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 32 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 services 5 required, 4 supplementary

required, not held cargo industry required
required, not held dock operations required
required, not held freight transport methods required
required, not held health and safety in the workplace required
required, not held national regulations on handling cargo required

optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
optional, not held transportation methods optional
optional, not held types of cargo optional
optional, not held vessel stability principles optional

02 communication, collaboration and creativity 4 required, 3 supplementary

required, not held adapt to changing situations required
required, not held create solutions to problems required
required, not held write inspection reports required
required, not held write work-related reports required

optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional

03 handling and moving 3 required

required, not held manage cargo handling required
required, not held receive shipment packaging information required
required, not held stack goods required

04 information skills 2 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held observe freight shipment loaders required
required, not held prepare freight shipment reports required

optional, not held distinguish various types of ships optional
optional, not held monitor storage space optional

05 business, administration and law 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held international regulations for cargo handling required

optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held warehouse operations optional

06 management skills 1 required, 2 supplementary

required, not held adjust priorities required

optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a stevedore superintendent 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 16 skills that carry over

Skill Type

already held anticipate logistics requirements for port operations skill
already held apply safety management skill
already held coordinate dock operations skill
already held give instructions to staff skill
already held manage port operations improvement procedures skill
already held manage vessel cargo activities skill
already held port regulation knowledge
already held supervise loading of cargo skill
already held supervise movement of crew skill
already held supervise unloading of cargo skill
already held use different communication channels skill
already held commodities in maritime transportation knowledge
already held liaise with port users skill
already held manage ocean-going oil tankers skill
already held manage staff skill
already held types of maritime vessels knowledge

The 2 learning areas not shown above

Skill to acquire Tier

07 assisting and caring 1 required, 1 supplementary

required, not held ensure compliance with shipment regulations required

optional, not held ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan optional

08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 supplementary

optional, not held maritime telecommunications optional

15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required

Skill to acquire Tier

optional, not held distinguish various types of ships optional
optional, not held ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan optional
optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
optional, not held maritime telecommunications optional
optional, not held monitor storage space optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held transportation methods optional
optional, not held types of cargo optional
optional, not held vessel stability principles optional
optional, not held warehouse operations optional
optional, not held address problems critically optional
optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional

23 held skills the stevedore superintendent role does not ask for

Skill Type

not needed by the target role act reliably skill
not needed by the target role anticipate installation maintenance skill
not needed by the target role apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations skill
not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts skill
not needed by the target role comply with checklists skill
not needed by the target role conduct full-scale emergency plan exercises skill
not needed by the target role coordinate the itineraries of vessels skill
not needed by the target role customs regulations for passengers knowledge
not needed by the target role ensure compliance with port regulations skill
not needed by the target role ensure ongoing compliance with regulations skill
not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
not needed by the target role geographic areas knowledge
not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
not needed by the target role load cargo onto ships skill
not needed by the target role manage port operations skill
not needed by the target role manage the customer experience skill
not needed by the target role match vessels to shipping routes skill
not needed by the target role operate marine communication systems skill
not needed by the target role operate port communications systems skill
not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
not needed by the target role physical parts of the vessel knowledge
not needed by the target role supervise movement of passengers skill
not needed by the target role vessel traffic services knowledge

13 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 cargo industry required
required, not held dock operations required
required, not held freight transport methods required
required, not held health and safety in the workplace required
required, not held international regulations for cargo handling required
required, not held national regulations on handling cargo required
optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
optional, not held maritime telecommunications optional
optional, not held project management optional
optional, not held transportation methods optional
optional, not held types of cargo optional
optional, not held vessel stability principles optional
optional, not held warehouse operations optional

Index

Other moves recorded from port coordinator

Full index of moves from port coordinator

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.