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

second officertoairline transport pilot

A second officer already meets 37% of what the airline transport pilot role asks for. The move turns on 23 required skills not yet in the profile.

From second officer
37%
Overlap1
To airline transport pilot
17 Skills carried over
23 Required, not held
71.2 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 71.2

This move: 71.2 of 100 · substantial

1 Share of the airline transport pilot role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the second officer 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 17 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A airline transport pilot role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a second officer background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held inspect aircraft information skills
  • already held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements assisting and caring
  • already held respond to changing navigation circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations assisting and caring
  • already held read 3D displays information skills
  • already held carry out navigational calculations information skills

All 17 carried skills, including the 14 the airline transport pilot role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 30 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 8 required
  • required, not held apply signalling control procedures required
  • required, not held operate two-way radio systems required
  • required, not held perform flight manoeuvres required
  • required, not held perform take off and landing required
  • required, not held undertake procedures to meet requirements for flying aircraft heavier than 5,700 kg required
  • required, not held operate radar equipment required
  • required, not held operate radio equipment required
  • required, not held operate radio navigation instruments required
02 information skills 5 required
  • required, not held analyse weather forecast required
  • required, not held analyse work-related written reports required
  • required, not held have spatial awareness required
  • required, not held manage financial risk required
  • required, not held read maps required
03 assisting and caring 4 required
  • required, not held comply with air traffic control operations required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations required
  • required, not held follow airport safety procedures required
  • required, not held implement airside safety procedures required
04 services 3 required
  • required, not held air traffic control operations required
  • required, not held civil aviation regulations required
  • required, not held visual flight rules required
05 management skills 2 required
  • required, not held create a flight plan required
  • required, not held supervise crew required
06 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held balance transportation cargo required

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a airline transport pilot 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 17 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held air transport law knowledge
  • already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
  • already held aviation meteorology knowledge
  • already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
  • already held ensure aircraft compliance with regulation skill
  • already held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations skill
  • already held follow verbal instructions skill
  • already held geographic areas knowledge
  • already held inspect aircraft skill
  • already held operate cockpit control panels skill
  • already held perform routine flight operations checks skill
  • already held read 3D displays skill
  • already held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements skill
  • already held use meteorological information skill
  • already held carry out navigational calculations skill
  • already held make independent operating decisions skill
  • already held respond to changing navigation circumstances skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 communication, collaboration and creativity 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
  • optional, not held respond to customers' inquiries optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
7 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held maintain relationship with customers optional
  • optional, not held communicate with customers optional
  • optional, not held give instructions to staff optional
  • optional, not held handle customer complaints optional
  • optional, not held respond to customers' inquiries optional
  • optional, not held use different communication channels optional
  • optional, not held write work-related reports optional
19 held skills the airline transport pilot role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role address aircraft mechanical issues skill
  • not needed by the target role airport planning knowledge
  • not needed by the target role airport safety regulations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role apply airport standards and regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role comply with checklists skill
  • not needed by the target role consider economic criteria in decision making skill
  • not needed by the target role deal with challenging work conditions skill
  • not needed by the target role electrical systems used in transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure compliance with airport security measures skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure public safety and security skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure smooth on board operations skill
  • not needed by the target role geostationary satellites knowledge
  • not needed by the target role handle stressful situations in the work place skill
  • not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role interpret visual literacy skill
  • not needed by the target role launching of satellites into orbit knowledge
  • not needed by the target role perform aircraft maintenance skill
  • not needed by the target role undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements skill
3 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 air traffic control operations required
  • required, not held civil aviation regulations required
  • required, not held visual flight rules required
Index

Other moves recorded from second officer

Full index of moves from second officer

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.