Rescue diver to fire service vehicle operator
A rescue diver already meets 19% of what the fire service vehicle operator role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
78.4/ 100
1 How much of what a fire service vehicle operator is expected to do is already part of a rescue diver’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 fire service vehicle operator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A fire service vehicle operator role treats 5 of its required skills as things a rescue diver already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- first aid
- perform search and rescue missions
- provide first aid
- react calmly in stressful situations
- tolerate stress
What stands in the way is 18 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A fire service vehicle operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a rescue diver background worth leading with.
- already held perform search and rescue missions assisting and caring
- already held react calmly in stressful situations assisting and caring
- already held first aid health and welfare
- already held tolerate stress management skills
- already held provide first aid assisting and caring
All 5 carried skills, including the 5 the fire service vehicle operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 27 missing skills fall into 9 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 ensure public safety and security required
- still to learn extinguish fires required
- still to learn manage major incidents required
- still to learn select hazard control required
- still to learn use different types of fire extinguishers required
- optional, not held contain fires optional
- optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
- optional, not held evacuate people from buildings optional
- still to learn apply advanced driving techniques required
- still to learn drive firetruck under emergency conditions required
- still to learn operate specialised equipment in emergency required
- still to learn drive vehicles required
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- still to learn fire prevention procedures required
- still to learn fire safety regulations required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- still to learn work as a team in a hazardous environment required
- optional, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems optional
- optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- still to learn manage emergency care situations required
- optional, not held organise fire drills optional
- still to learn hydraulics required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a fire service vehicle operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 apply advanced driving techniques practise this
- 02 drive firetruck under emergency conditions practise this
- 03 ensure public safety and security 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 5 skills that carry over
- already held first aid knowledge
- already held perform search and rescue missions skill
- already held provide first aid skill
- already held react calmly in stressful situations skill
- already held tolerate stress skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn operate emergency equipment required
- still to learn perform risk analysis required
- optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
9 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held contain fires optional
- optional, not held maintain safety systems optional
- optional, not held organise fire drills optional
- optional, not held relay messages through radio and telephone systems optional
- optional, not held use geographic information systems optional
- optional, not held educate public on fire safety optional
- optional, not held evacuate people from buildings optional
- optional, not held perform minor repairs to equipment optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
25 held skills the fire service vehicle operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role apply crisis management skill
- not needed by the target role assess nature of injury in emergency skill
- not needed by the target role assist in maritime rescue operations skill
- not needed by the target role assist with emergencies skill
- not needed by the target role check diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legal requirements for diving operations skill
- not needed by the target role comply with the planned time for the depth of the dive skill
- not needed by the target role conduct physical examination in emergency skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate rescue missions skill
- not needed by the target role crisis intervention knowledge
- not needed by the target role critique the dive with the dive team skill
- not needed by the target role deal with pressure from unexpected circumstances skill
- not needed by the target role display warnings around dive site skill
- not needed by the target role dive with scuba equipment skill
- not needed by the target role diving equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role diving operation requirements knowledge
- not needed by the target role diving vessels systems knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure diving operations conform with plan skill
- not needed by the target role ensure health and safety of dive teams skill
- not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place skill
- not needed by the target role implement dive plans skill
- not needed by the target role interrupt diving operations when necessary skill
- not needed by the target role maintain diving equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain equipment skill
- not needed by the target role perform diving interventions skill
5 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 fire prevention procedures required
- still to learn fire safety regulations required
- still to learn fire-fighting systems required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- still to learn hydraulics required
Other moves recorded from rescue diver
Common questions about this move
Can a rescue diver become a fire service vehicle operator?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A rescue diver already covers 19% of what a fire service vehicle operator is expected to do: 5 skills carry over, 5 of which the fire service vehicle operator role treats as required.
What skills does a rescue diver need to become a fire service vehicle operator?
18 required skills are missing, plus 9 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by assisting and caring. The single most important is apply advanced driving techniques.
How hard is the move from rescue diver to fire service vehicle operator?
Its learning distance is 78.4 out of 100, which is the career change 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.