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

vessel operations coordinatortowater 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.

From vessel operations coordinator
24%
Overlap1
To water traffic coordinator
9 Skills carried over
21 Required, not held
79.1 Difficulty2
Career overlap Distant match

24%

Learning distance A rebuild

79.1/ 100

1 Share of the water traffic 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

Why this move works

A water traffic coordinator role treats 6 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
  • 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

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.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • 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

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 25 missing skills fall into 9 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 services 5 required, 1 supplementary
  • 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 vessel stability principles required
  • required, not held freight transport methods required
  • optional, not held transportation methods optional
02 assisting and caring 4 required, 1 supplementary
  • 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 vessel compliance with regulations required
  • required, not held verify qualifications of water transport crew required
  • optional, not held comply with checklists optional
03 communication, collaboration and creativity 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships required
  • required, not held liaise with port users required
  • required, not held implement efficiency plans for logistics operations required
  • optional, not held perform services in a flexible manner optional
04 management skills 3 required
  • required, not held coordinate dock operations required
  • required, not held manage port operations improvement procedures required
  • required, not held prepare transportation routes required
05 working with machinery and specialised equipment 2 required
  • required, not held anticipate shipment handling requirements required
  • required, not held operate port communications systems required
06 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held load cargo onto ships required
  • optional, not held perform manual work autonomously optional

3 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

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.

Each entry opens a course search for that skill. Career Overlap earns nothing from these links.

Appendix

Appendix · The rest of the record

All 9 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • 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
Skill to acquire Tier
07 business, administration and law 1 required
  • required, not held warehouse operations required
08 engineering, manufacturing and construction 1 required
  • required, not held maritime telecommunications required
09 working with computers 1 required
  • required, not held manage dispatch software systems required
4 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • 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
Skill Type
  • 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
  • required, not held commodities in maritime transportation required
  • required, not held customs regulations for passengers required
  • required, not held maritime telecommunications required
  • required, not held port regulation required
  • required, not held vessel stability principles required
  • required, not held warehouse operations required
  • required, not held freight transport methods required
  • optional, not held transportation methods optional
Index

Other moves recorded from vessel operations coordinator

Full index of moves from vessel operations coordinator

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.