Vessel operations coordinator to water traffic coordinator
A vessel operations coordinator already meets 24% of what the water traffic coordinator role asks for. The move turns on 21 required skills not yet in the profile.
79.1/ 100
1 How much of what a water traffic coordinator 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 water traffic coordinator role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A water traffic coordinator role treats 6 of its required skills as things a vessel operations coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- coordinate the itineraries of vessels
- develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping
- match vessels to shipping routes
- principles of cargo stowage
- types of maritime vessels
- vessel traffic services
What stands in the way is 21 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 9 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A water traffic 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 develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping management skills
- 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 principles of cargo stowage services
- already held types of maritime vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
All 9 carried skills, including the 6 the water traffic coordinator role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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 commodities in maritime transportation required
- still to learn customs regulations for passengers required
- still to learn port regulation required
- still to learn vessel stability principles required
- still to learn freight transport methods required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- still to learn apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations required
- still to learn ensure compliance with port regulations required
- still to learn ensure vessel compliance with regulations required
- still to learn verify qualifications of water transport crew required
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- still to learn implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships required
- still to learn liaise with port users required
- still to learn implement efficiency plans for logistics operations required
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
- still to learn coordinate dock operations required
- still to learn manage port operations improvement procedures required
- still to learn prepare transportation routes required
- still to learn anticipate shipment handling requirements required
- still to learn operate port communications systems required
- still to learn load cargo onto ships required
- optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a water traffic coordinator role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 anticipate shipment handling requirements practise this
- 02 apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations practise this
- 03 commodities in maritime transportation study this
Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.
Appendix · The rest of the record
All 9 skills that carry over
- already held coordinate the itineraries of vessels skill
- already held develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping skill
- already held match vessels to shipping routes skill
- already held principles of cargo stowage knowledge
- 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 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn warehouse operations required
- still to learn maritime telecommunications required
- still to learn manage dispatch software systems required
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
- optional, not held comply with checklists optional
- optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
30 held skills the water traffic 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 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 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 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 physical parts of the vessel knowledge
- not needed by the target role plan procedures for cargo operations skill
- 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 work in a water transport team skill
- not needed by the target role write emergency instructions for handling of dangerous goods skill
8 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 commodities in maritime transportation required
- still to learn customs regulations for passengers required
- still to learn maritime telecommunications required
- still to learn port regulation required
- still to learn vessel stability principles required
- still to learn warehouse operations required
- still to learn freight transport methods required
- optional, not held transportation methods optional
Other moves recorded from vessel operations coordinator
Common questions about this move
Can a vessel operations coordinator become a water traffic coordinator?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A vessel operations coordinator already covers 24% of what a water traffic coordinator is expected to do: 9 skills carry over, 6 of which the water traffic coordinator role treats as required.
What skills does a vessel operations coordinator need to become a water traffic coordinator?
21 required skills are missing, plus 4 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by services. The single most important is anticipate shipment handling requirements.
How hard is the move from vessel operations coordinator to water traffic coordinator?
Its learning distance is 79.1 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.