Ship pilot dispatcher to aviation communications and frequency coordination manager
A ship pilot dispatcher already meets 20% of what the aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
72.3/ 100
1 How much of what an aviation communications and frequency coordination manager is expected to do is already part of a ship pilot dispatcher’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 aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role treats 3 of its required skills as things a ship pilot dispatcher already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- have computer literacy
- operate radio equipment
- use different communication channels
What stands in the way is 11 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 3 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ship pilot dispatcher background worth leading with.
- already held operate radio equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held have computer literacy working with computers
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 3 carried skills, including the 3 the aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 13 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 apply frequency management required
- still to learn communicate in air traffic services required
- still to learn coordinate technical standards for global interoperability required
- still to learn work in an aviation team required
- still to learn apply technical communication skills required
- still to learn write work-related reports required
- still to learn manage data required
- still to learn monitor communication channels' performance required
- still to learn develop data link services for navigation purposes required
- still to learn manage flight data communications programme required
- still to learn follow airport safety procedures required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 develop data link services for navigation purposes practise this
- 02 apply frequency management practise this
- 03 communicate in air traffic services 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 3 skills that carry over
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held operate radio equipment skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held perform multiple tasks at the same time optional
18 held skills the aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role International Maritime Organisation conventions knowledge
- not needed by the target role act reliably skill
- not needed by the target role dock operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure that shipment contents correspond with shipping documentation skill
- not needed by the target role guide ships into docks skill
- not needed by the target role international tariffs knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with port users skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with transportation services skill
- not needed by the target role maritime telecommunications knowledge
- not needed by the target role match vessels to shipping routes skill
- not needed by the target role measure ship tonnage skill
- not needed by the target role monitor the validity of ship certificates skill
- not needed by the target role prepare documentation for international shipping skill
- not needed by the target role provide accurate information on water routes skill
- not needed by the target role review ship documentation skill
- not needed by the target role stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology skill
- not needed by the target role vessel traffic services knowledge
- not needed by the target role write dock records skill
Other moves recorded from ship pilot dispatcher
Common questions about this move
Can a ship pilot dispatcher become an aviation communications and frequency coordination manager?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A ship pilot dispatcher already covers 20% of what an aviation communications and frequency coordination manager is expected to do: 3 skills carry over, 3 of which the aviation communications and frequency coordination manager role treats as required.
What skills does a ship pilot dispatcher need to become an aviation communications and frequency coordination manager?
11 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 5 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is develop data link services for navigation purposes.
How hard is the move from ship pilot dispatcher to aviation communications and frequency coordination manager?
Its learning distance is 72.3 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.