Stevedore superintendent to aircraft cargo operations coordinator
A stevedore superintendent already meets 25% of what the aircraft cargo operations coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
75/ 100
1 How much of what an aircraft cargo operations coordinator is expected to do is already part of a stevedore superintendent’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 aircraft cargo operations coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aircraft cargo operations coordinator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a stevedore superintendent already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- cargo industry
- create solutions to problems
- manage staff
- supervise loading of cargo
- supervise unloading of cargo
- warehouse operations
What stands in the way is 18 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aircraft cargo operations coordinator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a stevedore superintendent background worth leading with.
- already held cargo industry services
- already held supervise unloading of cargo management skills
- already held supervise loading of cargo management skills
- already held warehouse operations business, administration and law
- already held give instructions to staff communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage staff management skills
All 7 carried skills, including the 6 the aircraft cargo operations coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 20 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 conduct quality assurance checks on aircraft cargo required
- still to learn carry out navigational calculations required
- still to learn monitor security procedures in warehouse operations required
- still to learn operate warehouse record systems required
- still to learn apply numeracy skills required
- still to learn identify airport safety hazards required
- still to learn apply airport standards and regulations required
- still to learn ensure public safety and security required
- still to learn follow airport safety procedures required
- still to learn apply company policies required
- still to learn plan procedures for cargo operations required
- still to learn manage warehouse inventory required
- still to learn manage warehouse operations required
- still to learn work in an aviation team required
- still to learn ensure client orientation required
- optional, not held write emergency instructions for handling of dangerous goods optional
- still to learn aircraft cargo capacity required
- still to learn safety regulations for warehouses required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aircraft cargo operations coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 conduct quality assurance checks on aircraft cargo practise this
- 02 aircraft cargo capacity study this
- 03 apply airport standards and regulations 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held cargo industry knowledge
- already held create solutions to problems skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held supervise loading of cargo skill
- already held supervise unloading of cargo skill
- already held warehouse operations knowledge
- already held give instructions to staff skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn operate scientific measuring equipment required
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
2 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held write emergency instructions for handling of dangerous goods optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
41 held skills the aircraft cargo operations coordinator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations skill
- not needed by the target role address problems critically skill
- not needed by the target role adjust priorities skill
- not needed by the target role anticipate logistics requirements for port operations skill
- not needed by the target role apply safety management skill
- not needed by the target role commodities in maritime transportation knowledge
- not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate dock operations skill
- not needed by the target role distinguish various types of ships skill
- not needed by the target role dock operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role ensure compliance with shipment regulations skill
- not needed by the target role ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan skill
- not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role hazardous freight regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role health and safety in the workplace knowledge
- not needed by the target role international regulations for cargo handling knowledge
- not needed by the target role liaise with colleagues skill
- not needed by the target role liaise with port users skill
- not needed by the target role make independent operating decisions skill
- not needed by the target role manage cargo handling skill
- not needed by the target role manage ocean-going oil tankers skill
- not needed by the target role manage port operations improvement procedures skill
- not needed by the target role manage vessel cargo activities skill
- not needed by the target role maritime telecommunications knowledge
- not needed by the target role monitor storage space skill
- not needed by the target role national regulations on handling cargo knowledge
- not needed by the target role observe freight shipment loaders skill
- not needed by the target role plan shifts of employees skill
- not needed by the target role port regulation knowledge
- not needed by the target role prepare freight shipment reports skill
- not needed by the target role project management knowledge
- not needed by the target role receive shipment packaging information skill
- not needed by the target role stack goods skill
- not needed by the target role supervise movement of crew skill
- not needed by the target role transportation methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of cargo knowledge
- not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
- not needed by the target role use different communication channels skill
- not needed by the target role vessel stability principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
1 further entry not listed here
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 aircraft cargo capacity required
- still to learn safety regulations for warehouses required
Common questions about this move
Can a stevedore superintendent become an aircraft cargo operations coordinator?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A stevedore superintendent already covers 25% of what an aircraft cargo operations coordinator is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 6 of which the aircraft cargo operations coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does a stevedore superintendent need to become an aircraft cargo operations coordinator?
18 required skills are missing, plus 2 optional ones. They fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by information skills. The single most important is conduct quality assurance checks on aircraft cargo.
How hard is the move from stevedore superintendent to aircraft cargo operations coordinator?
Its learning distance is 75 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.