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

vessel engine assemblertoaircraft assembler

A vessel engine assembler already meets 70% of what the aircraft assembler role asks for. The move turns on 4 required skills not yet in the profile.

From vessel engine assembler
70%
Overlap1
To aircraft assembler
29 Skills carried over
4 Required, not held
35 Difficulty2
Career overlap Strong match

70%

Learning distance Real move, short list to learn

35/ 100

1 Share of the aircraft assembler role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the vessel engine assembler 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 aircraft assembler role treats 14 of its required skills as things a vessel engine assembler already does. These are the ones it depends on most.

  • align components
  • apply health and safety standards
  • apply preliminary treatment to workpieces
  • electromechanics
  • ensure equipment availability
  • fasten components

What stands in the way is 4 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A aircraft assembler role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vessel engine assembler background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held tend riveting machine working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • already held operate handheld riveting equipment handling and moving
  • already held rivet types engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • already held set up automotive robot working with computers
  • already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces handling and moving
  • already held use power tools handling and moving

All 29 carried skills, including the 14 the aircraft assembler 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 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held assemble metal parts required
  • optional, not held cut metal products optional
02 working with machinery and specialised equipment 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held operate drill press required
  • optional, not held perform aircraft maintenance optional
03 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held common aviation safety regulations required
04 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
05 working with computers 7 supplementary
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
06 assisting and caring 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a aircraft assembler 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 29 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held align components skill
  • already held apply health and safety standards skill
  • already held apply preliminary treatment to workpieces skill
  • already held electromechanics knowledge
  • already held ensure equipment availability skill
  • already held fasten components skill
  • already held mechanics knowledge
  • already held quality standards knowledge
  • already held read engineering drawings skill
  • already held read standard blueprints skill
  • already held troubleshoot skill
  • already held use power tools skill
  • already held use technical documentation skill
  • already held wear appropriate protective gear skill
  • already held conduct performance tests skill
  • already held engineering principles knowledge
  • already held engineering processes knowledge
  • already held inspect quality of products skill
  • already held keep records of work progress skill
  • already held liaise with engineers skill
  • already held operate handheld riveting equipment skill
  • already held operate lifting equipment skill
  • already held operate welding equipment skill
  • already held record test data skill
  • already held rivet types knowledge
  • already held set up automotive robot skill
  • already held tend riveting machine skill
  • already held use CAM software skill
  • already held use testing equipment skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
Skill to acquire Tier
07 information skills 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
08 services 1 supplementary
  • optional, not held defense system optional
12 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held archive documentation related to work optional
  • optional, not held defense system optional
  • optional, not held perform aircraft maintenance optional
  • optional, not held cut metal products optional
  • optional, not held follow safety procedures when working at heights optional
  • optional, not held program a CNC controller optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC drilling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC grinding machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC laser cutting machine optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC metal punch press optional
  • optional, not held tend CNC milling machine optional
  • optional, not held tend computer numerical control lathe machine optional
30 held skills the aircraft assembler role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role analyse energy consumption skill
  • not needed by the target role battery chemistry knowledge
  • not needed by the target role battery components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role battery fluids knowledge
  • not needed by the target role bolt engine parts skill
  • not needed by the target role calibrate electronic instruments skill
  • not needed by the target role chemical products knowledge
  • not needed by the target role clean components during assembly skill
  • not needed by the target role conduct energy audit skill
  • not needed by the target role develop energy saving concepts skill
  • not needed by the target role diagnose defective engines skill
  • not needed by the target role disassemble engines skill
  • not needed by the target role electronics knowledge
  • not needed by the target role energy efficiency knowledge
  • not needed by the target role engine components knowledge
  • not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role fuel gas knowledge
  • not needed by the target role mechanics of vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role operate battery test equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operate soldering equipment skill
  • not needed by the target role operation of different engines knowledge
  • not needed by the target role position engine on test stand skill
  • not needed by the target role re-assemble engines skill
  • not needed by the target role recognise signs of corrosion skill
  • not needed by the target role renewable energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role repair engines skill
  • not needed by the target role send faulty equipment back to assembly line skill
  • not needed by the target role solar energy knowledge
  • not needed by the target role vessel fuels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role write records for repairs 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 common aviation safety regulations required
  • required, not held aircraft mechanics required
  • optional, not held defense system optional
Index

Other moves recorded from vessel engine assembler

Full index of moves from vessel engine assembler

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.