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

train attendanttoship steward/ship stewardess

A train attendant already meets 54% of what the ship steward/ship stewardess role asks for. The move turns on 10 required skills not yet in the profile.

From train attendant
54%
Overlap1
To ship steward/ship stewardess
25 Skills carried over
10 Required, not held
52.9 Difficulty2
Career overlap Partial match

54%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

52.9/ 100

1 Share of the ship steward/ship stewardess role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the train attendant 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 ship steward/ship stewardess role treats 11 of its required skills as things a train attendant already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • assist passengers
  • comply with food safety and hygiene
  • demonstrate emergency procedures
  • facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers
  • greet guests
  • handle customer complaints

What stands in the way is 10 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 25 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A ship steward/ship stewardess role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a train attendant background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held demonstrate emergency procedures communication, collaboration and creativity
  • already held maintain stock supplies for guest cabin handling and moving
  • already held facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers assisting and caring
  • already held service rooms handling and moving
  • already held serve food in table service assisting and caring
  • already held handle guest luggage handling and moving

All 25 carried skills, including the 11 the ship steward/ship stewardess role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 20 missing skills fall into 6 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 5 required, 5 supplementary
  • required, not held check passenger tickets required
  • required, not held help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations required
  • required, not held provide information to passengers required
  • required, not held deliver outstanding service required
  • required, not held provide food and beverages required
  • optional, not held assist at check-in optional
  • optional, not held maintain vessel safety and emergency equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform small vessel safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held prepare mixed beverages optional
  • optional, not held prepare simple meals on board optional
02 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 required, 2 supplementary
  • required, not held communicate verbal instructions required
  • required, not held follow verbal instructions required
  • optional, not held use riverspeak to communicate optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
03 information skills 2 required
  • required, not held communicate reports provided by passengers required
  • required, not held manage on board hazards required
04 handling and moving 1 required
  • required, not held handle veterinary emergencies required
05 services 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held physical parts of the vessel optional
  • optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
06 management skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held oversee guest laundry service optional
Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a ship steward/ship stewardess 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 25 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held assist passengers skill
  • already held comply with food safety and hygiene skill
  • already held demonstrate emergency procedures skill
  • already held facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers skill
  • already held greet guests skill
  • already held handle customer complaints skill
  • already held handle financial transactions skill
  • already held health and safety measures in transportation knowledge
  • already held maintain customer service skill
  • already held manage the customer experience skill
  • already held serve food in table service skill
  • already held assist clients with special needs skill
  • already held distribute local information materials skill
  • already held give instructions to staff skill
  • already held handle guest luggage skill
  • already held identify customer's needs skill
  • already held implement marketing strategies skill
  • already held implement sales strategies skill
  • already held maintain stock supplies for guest cabin skill
  • already held manage lost and found articles skill
  • already held provide first aid skill
  • already held read stowage plans skill
  • already held service rooms skill
  • already held show intercultural awareness skill
  • already held use different communication channels skill
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist at check-in optional
  • optional, not held maintain vessel safety and emergency equipment optional
  • optional, not held oversee guest laundry service optional
  • optional, not held perform small vessel safety procedures optional
  • optional, not held physical parts of the vessel optional
  • optional, not held prepare mixed beverages optional
  • optional, not held prepare simple meals on board optional
  • optional, not held use riverspeak to communicate optional
  • optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
10 held skills the ship steward/ship stewardess role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role answer questions about the train transport service skill
  • not needed by the target role apply transportation management concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role assist passengers in emergency situations skill
  • not needed by the target role assist passengers with timetable information skill
  • not needed by the target role be friendly to passengers skill
  • not needed by the target role check carriages skill
  • not needed by the target role check tickets throughout carriages skill
  • not needed by the target role install passenger service units skill
  • not needed by the target role research passenger needs skill
  • not needed by the target role restrict passenger access to specific areas on board skill
2 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
  • optional, not held physical parts of the vessel optional
  • optional, not held vessel safety equipment optional
Index

Other moves recorded from train attendant

Full index of moves from train attendant

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.