Career Overlap Transition record Edition 1 · ESCO v1.2.1
Table 1Transition record

stevedore superintendenttofreight inspector

A stevedore superintendent already meets 37% of what the freight inspector role asks for. The move turns on 15 required skills not yet in the profile.

From stevedore superintendent
37%
Overlap1
To freight inspector
11 Skills carried over
15 Required, not held
65.7 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

37%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

65.7/ 100

1 Share of the freight inspector role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the stevedore superintendent profile. Required skills count in full, supplementary skills at 0.35. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. 2 Combines what is missing with how specialised it is, so a gap of general skills scores easier than the same number of narrow ones.

Why

Why this move works

A freight inspector role treats 8 of its required skills as things a stevedore superintendent already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • ensure compliance with shipment regulations
  • freight transport methods
  • hazardous freight regulations
  • observe freight shipment loaders
  • prepare freight shipment reports
  • supervise loading of cargo

What stands in the way is 15 required skills the profile does not yet cover. Table 3 groups them; Table 4 says which to take first.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 11 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A freight inspector 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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ensure compliance with shipment regulations assisting and caring
  • already held observe freight shipment loaders information skills
  • already held prepare freight shipment reports information skills
  • already held supervise unloading of cargo management skills
  • already held supervise loading of cargo management skills
  • already held transportation methods services

All 11 carried skills, including the 8 the freight inspector role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 16 missing skills fall into 8 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered below in the order worth working in: the areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the supplementary ones.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 information skills 8 required
  • required, not held conduct fact finding required
  • required, not held check for defects in railcars required
  • required, not held inspect freight required
  • required, not held inspect hazardous freight in accordance with regulations required
  • required, not held operate railway freight monitoring technologies required
  • required, not held perform inspections required by international conventions required
  • required, not held analyse work-related written reports required
  • required, not held keep task records required
02 handling and moving 2 required
  • required, not held accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle required
  • required, not held adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles required
03 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held monitor temperature in manufacturing process of food and beverages required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 1 required
  • required, not held provide advice on breaches of regulation required
05 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held use rigging tools required
06 services 1 required
  • required, not held principles of cargo stowage required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a freight inspector role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 11 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held ensure compliance with shipment regulations skill
  • already held freight transport methods knowledge
  • already held hazardous freight regulations knowledge
  • already held observe freight shipment loaders skill
  • already held prepare freight shipment reports skill
  • already held supervise loading of cargo skill
  • already held supervise unloading of cargo skill
  • already held transportation methods knowledge
  • already held address problems critically skill
  • already held make independent operating decisions skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required
  • required, not held handle freight inspection equipment required
08 working with computers 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
1 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
37 held skills the freight inspector role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role adapt to changing situations 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 cargo industry knowledge
  • 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 create solutions to problems 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 safe loading of goods according to stowage plan skill
  • not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
  • 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 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 staff 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 plan shifts of employees skill
  • not needed by the target role port regulation knowledge
  • 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 types of cargo knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vessel stability principles knowledge
  • not needed by the target role warehouse operations knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
1 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice

Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
Index
Note

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.