vessel operations coordinatortodeck officer
A vessel operations coordinator already meets 23% of what the deck officer role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.
23%
76.1/ 100
1 Share of the deck officer role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the vessel operations coordinator 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 deck officer role treats 5 of its required skills as things a vessel operations coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- manage staff
- supervise loading of cargo
- supervise unloading of cargo
- use different communication channels
- work in a water transport team
What stands in the way is 16 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 6 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A deck officer role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a vessel operations coordinator background worth leading with.
- already held work in a water transport team communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held supervise unloading of cargo management skills
- already held supervise loading of cargo management skills
- already held use maritime English communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held manage staff management skills
- already held use different communication channels communication, collaboration and creativity
All 6 carried skills, including the 5 the deck officer role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 22 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.
- required, not held assess vessel status required
- required, not held assist water-based navigation required
- required, not held plot shipping navigation routes required
- required, not held steer vessels required
- required, not held use water navigation devices required
- optional, not held manipulate sails on vessels optional
- optional, not held secure ships using rope optional
- required, not held ensure smooth on board operations required
- required, not held consider economic criteria in decision making required
- required, not held handle stressful situations in the work place required
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
- required, not held vessel safety equipment required
- required, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
- optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
- required, not held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
- required, not held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
- required, not held ensure vessel security required
- required, not held stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology required
- required, not held provide first aid required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a deck officer role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assess vessel status skill · sector specific
- 02 assist water-based navigation skill · sector specific
- 03 celestial navigation knowledge · 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 6 skills that carry over
- already held manage staff skill
- already held supervise loading of cargo skill
- already held supervise unloading of cargo skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
- already held work in a water transport team skill
- already held use maritime English skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held celestial navigation required
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manipulate sails on vessels optional
- optional, not held secure ships using rope optional
- optional, not held tolerate stress optional
- optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
- optional, not held communicate with customers optional
- optional, not held make independent operating decisions optional
33 held skills the deck officer role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role International Maritime Organisation conventions knowledge
- not needed by the target role act reliably skill
- not needed by the target role adjust priorities skill
- not needed by the target role advise on maritime regulations skill
- not needed by the target role advise on tanker operations skill
- not needed by the target role apply regulations on cargo transport operations skill
- not needed by the target role assess vessel capability skill
- not needed by the target role calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel skill
- not needed by the target role conduct on board safety inspections skill
- not needed by the target role consider constraints in maritime shipping skill
- not needed by the target role consider time zones in execution of work skill
- not needed by the target role coordinate the itineraries of vessels skill
- not needed by the target role develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping skill
- not needed by the target role ensure incident free execution of voyages skill
- not needed by the target role establish draft annual schedules for vessels skill
- not needed by the target role give instructions to staff skill
- not needed by the target role have computer literacy skill
- not needed by the target role inspect maritime operations skill
- not needed by the target role maintain vessel inventory skill
- not needed by the target role manage the lightering operation skill
- not needed by the target role manage vessel deck operations skill
- not needed by the target role manage vessel fleet skill
- not needed by the target role maritime law knowledge
- not needed by the target role match vessels to shipping routes skill
- not needed by the target role negotiate prices for transport of cargo skill
- not needed by the target role physical parts of the vessel knowledge
- not needed by the target role plan procedures for cargo operations skill
- not needed by the target role principles of cargo stowage knowledge
- 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 use microsoft office skill
- not needed by the target role vessel traffic services knowledge
- not needed by the target role write emergency instructions for handling of dangerous goods skill
6 gaps that are knowledge rather than practice
Knowledge gaps usually close through study. Practical skill gaps usually need something you can point at.
- required, not held celestial navigation required
- required, not held international regulations for preventing collisions at sea required
- required, not held vessel safety equipment required
- required, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
- required, not held International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships required
- optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
Other moves recorded from vessel operations coordinator
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.