Ship planner to stevedore superintendent
A ship planner already meets 25% of what the stevedore superintendent role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.
79.1/ 100
1 How much of what a stevedore superintendent is expected to do is already part of a ship planner’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 stevedore superintendent role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A stevedore superintendent role treats 7 of its required skills as things a ship planner already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cargo industry
- international regulations for cargo handling
- national regulations on handling cargo
- supervise loading of cargo
- supervise unloading of cargo
- use different communication channels
What stands in the way is 21 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A stevedore superintendent role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a ship planner background worth leading with.
- already held cargo industry services
- already held ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan assisting and caring
- already held manage ocean-going oil tankers constructing
- already held maritime telecommunications engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held national regulations on handling cargo services
- already held international regulations for cargo handling business, administration and law
All 12 carried skills, including the 7 the stevedore superintendent role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 36 missing skills fall into 7 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 anticipate logistics requirements for port operations required
- still to learn coordinate dock operations required
- still to learn manage port operations improvement procedures required
- still to learn manage vessel cargo activities required
- still to learn supervise movement of crew required
- still to learn adjust priorities required
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
- still to learn adapt to changing situations required
- still to learn create solutions to problems required
- still to learn give instructions to staff required
- still to learn write inspection reports required
- optional, not held liaise with port users optional
- optional, not held address problems critically optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
- still to learn dock operations required
- still to learn port regulation required
- still to learn freight transport methods required
- still to learn health and safety in the workplace required
- optional, not held commodities in maritime transportation optional
- optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held types of cargo optional
- still to learn manage cargo handling required
- still to learn receive shipment packaging information required
- still to learn stack goods required
- still to learn observe freight shipment loaders required
- still to learn prepare freight shipment reports required
- optional, not held distinguish various types of ships optional
- optional, not held monitor storage space optional
- still to learn ensure compliance with shipment regulations required
- still to learn apply safety management required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a stevedore superintendent role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 anticipate logistics requirements for port operations practise this
- 02 coordinate dock operations practise this
- 03 dock operations study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 12 skills that carry over
- already held cargo industry knowledge
- already held international regulations for cargo handling knowledge
- already held national regulations on handling cargo knowledge
- already held supervise loading of cargo skill
- already held supervise unloading of cargo skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held write work-related reports skill
- already held ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan skill
- already held manage ocean-going oil tankers skill
- already held maritime telecommunications knowledge
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
- already held vessel stability principles knowledge
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held warehouse operations optional
15 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held commodities in maritime transportation optional
- optional, not held distinguish various types of ships optional
- optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
- optional, not held liaise with port users optional
- optional, not held monitor storage space optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held types of cargo optional
- optional, not held warehouse operations optional
- optional, not held address problems critically optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held liaise with colleagues optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- optional, not held manage staff optional
- optional, not held plan shifts of employees optional
50 held skills the stevedore superintendent 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 analyse ship operations skill
- not needed by the target role anticipate potential deficiencies skill
- not needed by the target role apply company policies skill
- not needed by the target role apply regulations on cargo transport operations skill
- not needed by the target role calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel skill
- not needed by the target role communicate with customers skill
- not needed by the target role comply with legal regulations skill
- not needed by the target role compose stowage plans skill
- not needed by the target role consider constraints in maritime shipping skill
- not needed by the target role continuous improvement philosophies knowledge
- not needed by the target role develop shipping itineraries skill
- not needed by the target role electronic communication knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure client orientation skill
- not needed by the target role follow ethical code of conduct in transport services skill
- not needed by the target role handle customer requests related to cargo skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships skill
- not needed by the target role implement strategic planning skill
- not needed by the target role interpret graphical communication interfaces skill
- not needed by the target role interpret visual literacy skill
- not needed by the target role maintain voyage logs skill
- not needed by the target role manage safety standards for inland water transport skill
- not needed by the target role manage shipment risks skill
- not needed by the target role manage teamwork skill
- not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
- not needed by the target role match vessels to shipping routes skill
- not needed by the target role maximise efficiency of crane operations skill
- not needed by the target role measure ship tonnage skill
- not needed by the target role monitor the discharge of cargo skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate logistics services skill
- not needed by the target role operate marine communication systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate maritime communication equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate radio equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate scientific measuring equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate stowage programmes skill
- not needed by the target role oversee shipment routing skill
- not needed by the target role perform data analysis skill
- not needed by the target role plan transport operations skill
10 further entries not listed here
10 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 dock operations required
- still to learn port regulation required
- still to learn freight transport methods required
- still to learn health and safety in the workplace required
- optional, not held commodities in maritime transportation optional
- optional, not held hazardous freight regulations optional
- optional, not held project management optional
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held types of cargo optional
- optional, not held warehouse operations optional
Common questions about this move
Can a ship planner become a stevedore superintendent?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A ship planner already covers 25% of what a stevedore superintendent is expected to do: 12 skills carry over, 7 of which the stevedore superintendent role treats as required.
What skills does a ship planner need to become a stevedore superintendent?
21 required skills are missing, plus 15 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is anticipate logistics requirements for port operations.
How hard is the move from ship planner to stevedore superintendent?
Its learning distance is 79.1 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.