vessel operations coordinatortoport coordinator
A vessel operations coordinator already meets 30% of what the port coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 22 required skills not yet in the profile.
30%
75.8/ 100
1 Share of the port coordinator 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 port coordinator role treats 9 of its required skills as things a vessel operations coordinator already does. These are the ones it depends on most.
- coordinate the itineraries of vessels
- give instructions to staff
- manage staff
- match vessels to shipping routes
- physical parts of the vessel
- supervise loading of cargo
What stands in the way is 22 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 12 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A port coordinator 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 coordinate the itineraries of vessels management skills
- already held vessel traffic services services
- already held match vessels to shipping routes management skills
- already held supervise unloading of cargo management skills
- already held supervise loading of cargo management skills
- already held physical parts of the vessel services
All 12 carried skills, including the 9 the port coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you would need to learn
The 27 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 manage port operations required
- required, not held anticipate logistics requirements for port operations required
- required, not held coordinate dock operations required
- required, not held manage port operations improvement procedures required
- required, not held manage vessel cargo activities required
- required, not held supervise movement of crew required
- required, not held supervise movement of passengers required
- required, not held anticipate installation maintenance required
- required, not held conduct full-scale emergency plan exercises required
- required, not held apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations required
- required, not held ensure compliance with port regulations required
- required, not held ensure public safety and security required
- required, not held apply safety management required
- required, not held ensure ongoing compliance with regulations required
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- optional, not held manage the customer experience optional
- required, not held commodities in maritime transportation required
- required, not held customs regulations for passengers required
- required, not held port regulation required
- required, not held operate port communications systems required
- required, not held operate marine communication systems required
- required, not held liaise with port users required
- optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- required, not held load cargo onto ships required
2 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a port coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage port operations skill · occupation specific
- 02 anticipate logistics requirements for port operations skill · sector specific
- 03 apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations 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 12 skills that carry over
- already held coordinate the itineraries of vessels skill
- already held give instructions to staff skill
- already held manage staff skill
- already held match vessels to shipping routes skill
- already held physical parts of the vessel knowledge
- already held supervise loading of cargo skill
- already held supervise unloading of cargo skill
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
- already held vessel traffic services knowledge
- already held act reliably skill
- already held have computer literacy skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 2 learning areas not shown above
- required, not held geographic areas required
- optional, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held apply transportation management concepts optional
- optional, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers optional
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- optional, not held manage the customer experience optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
27 held skills the port coordinator role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role International Maritime Organisation conventions knowledge
- 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 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 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 negotiate prices for transport of cargo skill
- 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 use maritime English skill
- not needed by the target role use microsoft office skill
- 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
4 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 commodities in maritime transportation required
- required, not held customs regulations for passengers required
- required, not held port regulation required
- required, not held geographic areas required
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.