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

stevedore superintendenttowater traffic coordinator

A stevedore superintendent already meets 36% of what the water traffic coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.

From stevedore superintendent
36%
Overlap1
To water traffic coordinator
12 Skills carried over
17 Required, not held
69.4 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

36%

Learning distance Substantial retraining

69.4/ 100

1 Share of the water traffic coordinator 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 water traffic coordinator role treats 10 of its required skills as things a stevedore superintendent already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • commodities in maritime transportation
  • coordinate dock operations
  • freight transport methods
  • liaise with port users
  • manage port operations improvement procedures
  • maritime telecommunications

What stands in the way is 17 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 12 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 stevedore superintendent background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held manage port operations improvement procedures management skills
  • already held commodities in maritime transportation services
  • already held port regulation services
  • already held coordinate dock operations management skills
  • already held maritime telecommunications engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held liaise with port users communication, collaboration and creativity

All 12 carried skills, including the 10 the water traffic coordinator role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 missing skills fall into 7 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 assisting and caring 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations required
  • required, not held ensure compliance with port regulations required
  • required, not held ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
  • required, not held verify qualifications of water transport crew required
  • optional, not held comply with checklists optional
02 management skills 4 required
  • required, not held coordinate the itineraries of vessels required
  • required, not held develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping required
  • required, not held match vessels to shipping routes required
  • required, not held prepare transportation routes required
03 services 3 required
  • required, not held customs regulations for passengers required
  • required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
  • required, not held vessel traffic services required
04 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships required
  • required, not held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations required
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held anticipate shipment handling requirements required
  • required, not held operate port communications systems required
06 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held load cargo onto ships required
  • optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional

1 further area in the appendix

Table 4

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.

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

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 12 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held commodities in maritime transportation knowledge
  • already held coordinate dock operations skill
  • already held freight transport methods knowledge
  • already held liaise with port users skill
  • already held manage port operations improvement procedures skill
  • already held maritime telecommunications knowledge
  • already held port regulation knowledge
  • already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • already held vessel stability principles knowledge
  • already held warehouse operations knowledge
  • already held transportation methods knowledge
  • already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 working with computers 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held manage dispatch software systems required
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
  • optional, not held act reliably optional
  • optional, not held comply with checklists optional
  • optional, not held have computer literacy optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
36 held skills the water traffic coordinator role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • 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 cargo industry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role cooperate with colleagues 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 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 give instructions to staff skill
  • 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 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 staff skill
  • not needed by the target role manage vessel cargo activities skill
  • 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 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 loading of cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise movement of crew skill
  • not needed by the target role supervise unloading of cargo skill
  • not needed by the target role types of cargo knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write inspection reports skill
  • not needed by the target role write work-related reports skill
3 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 customs regulations for passengers required
  • required, not held principles of cargo stowage required
  • required, not held vessel traffic services 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.