second officertohelicopter pilot
A second officer already meets 52% of what the helicopter pilot role asks for. The move turns on 19 required skills not yet in the profile.
52%
58.5/ 100
1 Share of the helicopter 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.
Why this move works
A helicopter pilot role treats 21 of its required skills as things a second officer already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- address aircraft mechanical issues
- air transport law
- aircraft flight control systems
- airport planning
- aviation meteorology
- common aviation safety regulations
What stands in the way is 19 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 23 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A helicopter 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.
- already held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held inspect aircraft information skills
- already held address aircraft mechanical issues working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held respond to changing navigation circumstances communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements assisting and caring
- already held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations assisting and caring
All 23 carried skills, including the 21 the helicopter pilot role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 21 missing skills fall into 6 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 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 operate radar equipment required
- required, not held operate radio equipment required
- required, not held operate radio navigation instruments required
- required, not held analyse weather forecast required
- required, not held have spatial awareness required
- required, not held perform risk analysis required
- required, not held read maps required
- required, not held air traffic control operations required
- required, not held civil aviation regulations required
- required, not held freight transport methods required
- required, not held visual flight rules required
- required, not held comply with air traffic control operations required
- required, not held ensure compliance with civil aviation regulations required
- required, not held implement airside safety procedures required
- required, not held use different communication channels required
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held create a flight plan optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a helicopter pilot role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 air traffic control operations knowledge · sector specific
- 02 apply signalling control procedures skill · sector specific
- 03 civil aviation regulations knowledge · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 23 skills that carry over
- already held address aircraft mechanical issues skill
- already held air transport law knowledge
- already held aircraft flight control systems knowledge
- already held airport planning knowledge
- already held aviation meteorology knowledge
- already held common aviation safety regulations knowledge
- already held comply with checklists skill
- 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 handle stressful situations in the work place skill
- already held inspect aircraft skill
- already held interpret visual literacy skill
- already held operate cockpit control panels skill
- already held perform routine flight operations checks skill
- already held read 3D displays skill
- already held respond to changing navigation circumstances skill
- already held undertake procedures to meet aircraft flight requirements skill
- already held undertake procedures to meet helicopter flight requirements skill
- already held use meteorological information skill
- already held carry out navigational calculations skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held create a flight plan optional
- optional, not held act reliably optional
13 held skills the helicopter pilot role does not ask for
- 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 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 launching of satellites into orbit knowledge
- not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
- not needed by the target role perform aircraft maintenance 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.
- required, not held air traffic control operations required
- required, not held civil aviation regulations required
- required, not held freight transport methods required
- required, not held visual flight rules 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.