Ship duty engineer to ship assistant engineer
A ship duty engineer already meets 67% of what the ship assistant engineer role asks for. The move turns on 9 required skills not yet in the profile.
42.8/ 100
1 How much of what a ship assistant engineer is expected to do is already part of a ship duty engineer’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 ship assistant engineer role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A ship assistant engineer role treats 17 of its required skills as things a ship duty engineer already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- engine components
- maintain vessel engine room
- maintain vessel inventory
- manage vessel engines and systems
- moor vessels
What stands in the way is 9 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 ship assistant engineer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ship duty engineer background worth leading with.
- already held manage vessel engines and systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held perform bunkering handling and moving
- already held perform routine maintenance of ship engines constructing
- already held provide support in vessel machinery systems working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held operate diesel propulsion plants working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held maintain vessel inventory information skills
All 23 carried skills, including the 17 the ship assistant engineer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 10 missing skills fall into 5 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 manage on-board water systems required
- still to learn manage ship electrical systems required
- still to learn operate sewage treatment plans on ships required
- still to learn prepare lifeboats required
- still to learn operate fire extinguishers required
- still to learn use different types of fire extinguishers required
- still to learn regulation on the discharge of raw materials into the sea required
- still to learn electrical systems used in transportation required
- still to learn perform routine lube oil tests required
- optional, not held advise on maritime regulations optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a ship assistant engineer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage on-board water systems practise this
- 02 manage ship electrical systems practise this
- 03 perform routine lube oil tests 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 23 skills that carry over
- already held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System knowledge
- already held engine components knowledge
- already held maintain vessel engine room skill
- already held maintain vessel inventory skill
- already held manage vessel engines and systems skill
- already held moor vessels skill
- already held operate diesel propulsion plants skill
- already held operate vessel engine room skill
- already held operation of different engines knowledge
- already held perform bunkering skill
- already held perform routine maintenance of ship engines skill
- already held prepare engine room for operation skill
- already held principles of mechanical engineering knowledge
- already held provide support in vessel machinery systems skill
- already held repair vessel mechanical systems skill
- already held unmoor vessels skill
- already held use maritime English skill
- already held International Maritime Organisation conventions knowledge
- already held act reliably skill
- already held apply vessel engine regulations skill
- already held detect malfunctions in engines skill
- already held physics knowledge
- already held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology skill
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held advise on maritime regulations optional
15 held skills the ship assistant engineer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role analyse work-related written reports skill
- not needed by the target role evaluate engine performance skill
- not needed by the target role follow written instructions skill
- not needed by the target role inspect engine rooms skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role manage safety standards for maritime water transport skill
- not needed by the target role manage second level engines skill
- not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
- not needed by the target role mechanics knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate maritime communication equipment skill
- not needed by the target role principles of combustion engines knowledge
- not needed by the target role ship hull engineering knowledge
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role work in a water transport team skill
- not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
2 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 regulation on the discharge of raw materials into the sea required
- still to learn electrical systems used in transportation required
Common questions about this move
Can a ship duty engineer become a ship assistant engineer?
Yes, and it is a moderate move. A ship duty engineer already covers 67% of what a ship assistant engineer is expected to do: 23 skills carry over, 17 of which the ship assistant engineer role treats as required.
What skills does a ship duty engineer need to become a ship assistant engineer?
9 required skills are missing, plus 1 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by working with machinery and specialised equipment. The single most important is manage on-board water systems.
How hard is the move from ship duty engineer to ship assistant engineer?
Its learning distance is 42.8 out of 100, which is the moderate 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.