Ship planner to water traffic coordinator
A ship planner already meets 24% of what the water traffic coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.
79.1/ 100
1 How much of what a water traffic coordinator 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 water traffic coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A water traffic coordinator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a ship planner already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships
- maritime telecommunications
- match vessels to shipping routes
- principles of cargo stowage
- types of maritime vessels
- vessel stability principles
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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water traffic coordinator 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 implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held maritime telecommunications engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held match vessels to shipping routes management skills
- already held vessel stability principles services
- already held principles of cargo stowage services
- already held types of maritime vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the water traffic coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 8 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 commodities in maritime transportation required
- still to learn customs regulations for passengers required
- still to learn port regulation required
- still to learn vessel traffic services required
- still to learn freight transport methods required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- still to learn coordinate dock operations required
- still to learn coordinate the itineraries of vessels required
- still to learn develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping required
- still to learn manage port operations improvement procedures required
- still to learn prepare transportation routes required
- still to learn apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations required
- still to learn ensure compliance with port regulations required
- still to learn ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
- still to learn verify qualifications of water transport crew required
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- still to learn liaise with port users required
- still to learn implement efficiency plans for logistics operations required
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- still to learn anticipate shipment handling requirements required
- still to learn operate port communications systems required
- still to learn load cargo onto ships required
- optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a water traffic coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 anticipate shipment handling requirements practise this
- 02 apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations practise this
- 03 commodities in maritime transportation 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 9 skills that carry over
- already held implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships skill
- already held maritime telecommunications knowledge
- already held match vessels to shipping routes skill
- already held principles of cargo stowage knowledge
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
- already held vessel stability principles knowledge
- already held act reliably skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn warehouse operations required
- still to learn manage dispatch software systems required
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
53 held skills the water traffic coordinator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role International Maritime Organisation conventions knowledge
- 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 cargo industry knowledge
- 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 ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan 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 implement strategic planning skill
- not needed by the target role international regulations for cargo handling knowledge
- 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 ocean-going oil tankers 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 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 national regulations on handling cargo knowledge
- 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
13 further entries not listed here
7 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 commodities in maritime transportation required
- still to learn customs regulations for passengers required
- still to learn port regulation required
- still to learn vessel traffic services required
- still to learn warehouse operations required
- still to learn freight transport methods required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
Common questions about this move
Can a ship planner become a water traffic coordinator?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A ship planner already covers 24% of what a water traffic coordinator is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 6 of which the water traffic coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does a ship planner need to become a water traffic coordinator?
21 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by services. The single most important is anticipate shipment handling requirements.
How hard is the move from ship planner to water traffic coordinator?
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.