Vessel operations coordinator to maritime water transport general manager
A vessel operations coordinator already meets 26% of what the maritime water transport general manager role asks for. The move turns on 17 required skills not yet in the profile.
75.2/ 100
1 How much of what a maritime water transport general manager is expected to do is already part of a vessel operations coordinator’s work. Directional: the figure for the reverse move differs, because moving into a speciality is not the same problem as moving out of one. 2 Every skill the maritime water transport general manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A maritime water transport general manager role treats 6 of its required skills as things a vessel operations coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- International Maritime Organisation conventions
- develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping
- manage vessel fleet
- maritime law
- match vessels to shipping routes
- types of maritime vessels
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 · What you already bring
Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A maritime water transport general manager 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 develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping management skills
- already held manage vessel fleet management skills
- already held International Maritime Organisation conventions business, administration and law
- already held match vessels to shipping routes management skills
- already held maritime law business, administration and law
- already held types of maritime vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 8 carried skills, including the 6 the maritime water transport general manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 22 missing skills fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, numbered in the order worth working in. Areas carrying the most required skills come first, and inside each one the required skills sit above the optional ones. Nothing here is a verdict on you: it is a list of what this particular job asks for that your current one does not.
- still to learn communicate vessel requirements required
- still to learn liaise with port users required
- still to learn liaise with colleagues required
- still to learn liaise with managers required
- still to learn liaise with transportation companies required
- optional, not held write routine reports optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- still to learn manage diversification of maritime operations required
- still to learn simplify communication in maritime management required
- still to learn optimise fleet usability required
- still to learn plan daily ship operations required
- still to learn prepare audit schemes for ships required
- still to learn manage safety standards for maritime water transport required
- still to learn verify qualifications of water transport crew required
- still to learn attend to detail in preparation for audits required
- still to learn carry out environmental audits required
- optional, not held participate as observer in different types of audits in the food sector optional
- still to learn monitor maritime operations required
- still to learn read ship operational data required
- still to learn financial capability required
- optional, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a maritime water transport general manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage diversification of maritime operations practise this
- 02 monitor maritime operations practise this
- 03 simplify communication in maritime management practise this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 8 skills that carry over
- already held International Maritime Organisation conventions knowledge
- already held develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping skill
- already held manage vessel fleet skill
- already held maritime law knowledge
- already held match vessels to shipping routes skill
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
- already held act reliably skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers optional
- optional, not held participate as observer in different types of audits in the food sector optional
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
- optional, not held write routine reports optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
31 held skills the maritime water transport general manager role does not ask for
- 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 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 staff 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 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 supervise loading of cargo 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 use maritime English skill
- 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 work in a water transport team skill
- not needed by the target role write emergency instructions for handling of dangerous goods 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.
- still to learn financial capability required
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
Other moves recorded from vessel operations coordinator
Common questions about this move
Can a vessel operations coordinator become a maritime water transport general manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A vessel operations coordinator already covers 26% of what a maritime water transport general manager is expected to do: 8 skills carry over, 6 of which the maritime water transport general manager role treats as required.
What skills does a vessel operations coordinator need to become a maritime water transport general manager?
17 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by communication, collaboration and creativity. The single most important is manage diversification of maritime operations.
How hard is the move from vessel operations coordinator to maritime water transport general manager?
Its learning distance is 75.2 out of 100, which is the career change band. That accounts for both how much is missing and how specialised those skills are.
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.