stevedoretocontainer crane operator
A stevedore already meets 22% of what the container crane operator role asks for. The move turns on 11 required skills not yet in the profile.
22%
70.5/ 100
1 Share of the container crane operator role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the stevedore 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 this move works
A container crane operator role treats 3 of its required skills as things a stevedore already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- conduct routine machinery checks
- loading charts for transportation of goods
- organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity
What stands in the way is 11 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 5 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A container crane operator role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a stevedore background worth leading with.
- already held organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held loading charts for transportation of goods services
- already held stack goods handling and moving
- already held conduct routine machinery checks working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held perform services in a flexible manner communication, collaboration and creativity
All 5 carried skills, including the 3 the container crane operator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 17 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.
- required, not held inspect crane equipment required
- required, not held maintain crane equipment required
- required, not held set up crane required
- required, not held use rigging tools required
- required, not held assist in the movement of heavy loads required
- required, not held load cargo onto ships required
- required, not held operate railway lever frames required
- required, not held operate cranes required
- required, not held stay alert required
- optional, not held work in a logistics team optional
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
- required, not held check quality of products on the production line required
- optional, not held have spatial awareness optional
- required, not held perform high risk work required
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a container crane operator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assist in the movement of heavy loads skill · sector specific
- 02 check quality of products on the production line skill · sector specific
- 03 inspect crane equipment skill · sector specific
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 5 skills that carry over
- already held conduct routine machinery checks skill
- already held loading charts for transportation of goods knowledge
- already held organise weight of loads according to lifting equipment capacity skill
- already held perform services in a flexible manner skill
- already held stack goods skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held work in a logistics team optional
- optional, not held act reliably optional
- optional, not held follow verbal instructions optional
- optional, not held have computer literacy optional
- optional, not held have spatial awareness optional
- optional, not held use different communication channels optional
38 held skills the container crane operator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role accommodate cargo in freight transport vehicle skill
- not needed by the target role analyse relation between supply chain improvement and profit skill
- not needed by the target role analyse supply chain strategies skill
- not needed by the target role apply techniques for stacking goods into containers skill
- not needed by the target role assess stability of vessels skill
- not needed by the target role assess trim of vessels skill
- not needed by the target role climb on railcars skill
- not needed by the target role ensure that shipment contents correspond with shipping documentation skill
- not needed by the target role execute chilling processes to food products skill
- not needed by the target role functions of vessel deck equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle fuels skill
- not needed by the target role handle intermodal equipment skill
- not needed by the target role hazardous freight regulations knowledge
- not needed by the target role international regulations for cargo handling knowledge
- not needed by the target role keep time accurately skill
- not needed by the target role laws on the transportation of dangerous goods knowledge
- not needed by the target role lift heavy weights skill
- not needed by the target role manoeuvre heavy trucks skill
- not needed by the target role mark differences in colours skill
- not needed by the target role national regulations on handling cargo knowledge
- not needed by the target role operate forklift skill
- not needed by the target role operate maritime lifting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate material handling equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate on-board computer systems skill
- not needed by the target role operate voice picking systems skill
- not needed by the target role perform defensive driving skill
- not needed by the target role ramp safety requirements knowledge
- not needed by the target role receive shipment packaging information skill
- not needed by the target role relay messages through radio and telephone systems skill
- not needed by the target role safety regulations for warehouses knowledge
- not needed by the target role shunt inbound loads skill
- not needed by the target role shunt outbound loads skill
- not needed by the target role store warehouse goods skill
- not needed by the target role tolerate stress skill
- not needed by the target role use ICT systems skill
- not needed by the target role vehicle cargo capacity knowledge
- not needed by the target role warehouse operations knowledge
- not needed by the target role work on uneven surfaces skill
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.