Water-based aquaculture worker to aquaculture cage mooring worker
A water-based aquaculture worker already meets 42% of what the aquaculture cage mooring worker role asks for. The move turns on 25 required skills not yet in the profile.
70.4/ 100
1 How much of what an aquaculture cage mooring worker is expected to do is already part of a water-based aquaculture worker’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 aquaculture cage mooring worker role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
An aquaculture cage mooring worker role treats 16 of its required skills as things a water-based aquaculture worker already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- assess cage water quality
- carry out fish transportation
- collect biological data
- collect dead fish
- collect fish samples for diagnosis
- collect growth rate information
What stands in the way is 25 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 29 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. An aquaculture cage mooring worker role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water-based aquaculture worker background worth leading with.
- already held transfer fish working with machinery and specialised equipment
- already held prepare fish holding units handling and moving
- already held stock fish handling and moving
- already held carry out fish transportation handling and moving
- already held collect growth rate information information skills
- already held collect live fish handling and moving
All 29 carried skills, including the 16 the aquaculture cage mooring worker role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 35 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 clean fish cage required
- still to learn maintain nets required
- still to learn collect aquatic resources required
- still to learn handle fish harvesting waste required
- still to learn maintain cage nets required
- still to learn monitor aquaculture feeding behaviour required
- still to learn operate emergency equipment required
- optional, not held apply fish treatments optional
- optional, not held manage spat collection equipment optional
- optional, not held monitor treated fish optional
- still to learn conduct water navigation required
- still to learn maintain aquaculture cage equipment required
- still to learn use aquaculture heavy equipment required
- still to learn use water navigation devices required
- still to learn communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system required
- still to learn Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
- still to learn health and safety in the workplace required
- still to learn health and safety measures in transportation required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- still to learn conduct on board safety inspections required
- still to learn keep time accurately required
- still to learn perform lookout duties during maritime operations required
- optional, not held identify common aquatic species diseases optional
- optional, not held report to the team leader optional
- optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
- still to learn prepare fishing equipment required
- still to learn make time-critical decisions required
- optional, not held identify support mechanisms to develop your professional practice optional
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
- still to learn act with a high level of safety awareness required
- still to learn follow procedures in the event of an alarm required
3 further areas in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries an aquaculture cage mooring worker role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 assist cage net changing practise this
- 02 clean fish cage practise this
- 03 maintain nets 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 29 skills that carry over
- already held assess cage water quality skill
- already held carry out fish transportation skill
- already held collect biological data skill
- already held collect dead fish skill
- already held collect fish samples for diagnosis skill
- already held collect growth rate information skill
- already held collect live fish skill
- already held operate small craft skill
- already held prepare fish holding units skill
- already held prepare fish treatment facilities skill
- already held prepare for small craft operation skill
- already held rope manipulation knowledge
- already held set up fish harvesting equipment skill
- already held stock fish skill
- already held swim skill
- already held transfer fish skill
- already held apply fish harvest methods skill
- already held check diving equipment skill
- already held collect broodstock skill
- already held fish anatomy knowledge
- already held fish biology knowledge
- already held fish identification and classification knowledge
- already held fish welfare regulations knowledge
- already held fishing industry knowledge
- already held harvest aquatic resources skill
- already held maintain diving equipment skill
- already held perform diving interventions skill
- already held perform fish grading operations skill
- already held work in a fishery team skill
The 3 learning areas not shown above
- still to learn assist cage net changing required
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- still to learn maritime meteorology required
- optional, not held fish grading optional
10 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held identify support mechanisms to develop your professional practice optional
- optional, not held apply fish treatments optional
- optional, not held fish grading optional
- optional, not held identify common aquatic species diseases optional
- optional, not held manage spat collection equipment optional
- optional, not held monitor treated fish optional
- optional, not held report to the team leader optional
- optional, not held undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations optional
- optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
- optional, not held manage personal professional development optional
28 held skills the aquaculture cage mooring worker role does not ask for
- not needed by the target role animal welfare legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role carry out fish disease prevention measures skill
- not needed by the target role carry out preparations for fish disease specialist skill
- not needed by the target role communicate by telephone skill
- not needed by the target role communicate in an outdoor setting skill
- not needed by the target role depurate shellfish skill
- not needed by the target role environmental legislation knowledge
- not needed by the target role fishing gear knowledge
- not needed by the target role handle harvested fish skill
- not needed by the target role maintain fish harvesting equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain internal communication systems skill
- not needed by the target role maintain shellfish depuration equipment skill
- not needed by the target role maintain waterbased aquaculture facilities skill
- not needed by the target role measure the impact of specific aquaculture activity skill
- not needed by the target role measure water flow skill
- not needed by the target role measure water quality parameters skill
- not needed by the target role monitor aquaculture stock health standards skill
- not needed by the target role monitor fish mortality rates skill
- not needed by the target role observe abnormal fish behaviour skill
- not needed by the target role operate fish capture equipment skill
- not needed by the target role operate hatchery trays skill
- not needed by the target role operation of lifting gears knowledge
- not needed by the target role operation of transport equipment knowledge
- not needed by the target role pedagogy knowledge
- not needed by the target role preserve fish samples for diagnosis skill
- not needed by the target role screen live fish deformities skill
- not needed by the target role transport fish skill
- not needed by the target role use communication devices 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.
- still to learn maritime meteorology required
- still to learn Global Maritime Distress and Safety System required
- still to learn health and safety in the workplace required
- still to learn health and safety measures in transportation required
- still to learn health and safety regulations required
- optional, not held fish grading optional
Other moves recorded from water-based aquaculture worker
Common questions about this move
Can a water-based aquaculture worker become an aquaculture cage mooring worker?
Yes, and it is a substantial move. A water-based aquaculture worker already covers 42% of what an aquaculture cage mooring worker is expected to do: 29 skills carry over, 16 of which the aquaculture cage mooring worker role treats as required.
What skills does a water-based aquaculture worker need to become an aquaculture cage mooring worker?
25 required skills are missing, plus 10 optional ones. They fall into 9 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by handling and moving. The single most important is assist cage net changing.
How hard is the move from water-based aquaculture worker to aquaculture cage mooring worker?
Its learning distance is 70.4 out of 100, which is the substantial 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.