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

water traffic coordinatortomaritime pilot

A water traffic coordinator already meets 25% of what the maritime pilot role asks for. The move turns on 16 required skills not yet in the profile.

From water traffic coordinator
25%
Overlap1
To maritime pilot
8 Skills carried over
16 Required, not held
76.1 Difficulty2
adjacent 0–30
moderate 30–55
substantial 55–75
career change 75–100
this move, 76.1

This move: 76.1 of 100 · career change

1 Share of the maritime pilot role’s weighted skill requirement already met by the water traffic 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.

Table 2

Table 2 · What you already bring

Of the 8 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A maritime pilot role needs them, and most people applying for one will not have them already. This is the part of a water traffic coordinator background worth leading with.

Skill the target role also needs Area
  • already held ensure compliance with port regulations assisting and caring
  • already held coordinate dock operations management skills
  • already held vessel traffic services services
  • already held vessel stability principles services
  • already held principles of cargo stowage services
  • already held act reliably communication, collaboration and creativity

All 8 carried skills, including the 5 the maritime pilot role treats as required.

Table 3

Table 3 · What you would need to learn

The 22 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.

Skill to acquire Tier
01 working with machinery and specialised equipment 8 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held regulate the speed of ships in ports required
  • required, not held steer vessels in ports required
  • required, not held anchor ships to the port required
  • required, not held assist water-based navigation required
  • required, not held carry out ship-to-shore operations required
  • required, not held conduct water navigation required
  • required, not held use water navigation devices required
  • required, not held guide ships into docks required
  • optional, not held manipulate sails on vessels optional
02 information skills 3 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held analyse weather forecast required
  • required, not held maintain ship logs required
  • required, not held monitor aviation meteorology required
  • optional, not held use meteorological information optional
03 handling and moving 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held balance transportation cargo required
  • optional, not held assist in the movement of heavy loads optional
04 services 1 required, 1 supplementary
  • required, not held local waters of the port required
  • optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
05 assisting and caring 1 required
  • required, not held assist in maritime rescue operations required
06 constructing 1 required
  • required, not held use rigging tools required

2 further areas in the appendix

Table 4

Table 4 · Where to start

The 3 entries a maritime pilot 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 8 skills that carry over
Skill Type
  • already held coordinate dock operations skill
  • already held ensure compliance with port regulations skill
  • already held principles of cargo stowage knowledge
  • already held vessel stability principles 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
Skill to acquire Tier
07 management skills 1 required
  • required, not held plan pilotage required
08 communication, collaboration and creativity 2 supplementary
  • optional, not held work in a water transport team optional
  • optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
6 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
Skill to acquire Tier
  • optional, not held assist in the movement of heavy loads optional
  • optional, not held manipulate sails on vessels optional
  • optional, not held use meteorological information optional
  • optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
  • optional, not held work in a water transport team optional
  • optional, not held cooperate with colleagues optional
26 held skills the maritime pilot role does not ask for
Skill Type
  • not needed by the target role anticipate shipment handling requirements skill
  • not needed by the target role apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role commodities in maritime transportation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role comply with checklists skill
  • not needed by the target role coordinate the itineraries of vessels skill
  • not needed by the target role customs regulations for passengers knowledge
  • not needed by the target role develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping skill
  • not needed by the target role ensure vessel compliance with regulations skill
  • not needed by the target role freight transport methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role implement cost-effective cargo handling strategies on ships skill
  • not needed by the target role implement efficiency plans for logistics operations skill
  • not needed by the target role liaise with port users skill
  • not needed by the target role load cargo onto ships skill
  • not needed by the target role manage dispatch software systems skill
  • not needed by the target role manage port operations improvement procedures skill
  • not needed by the target role maritime telecommunications knowledge
  • not needed by the target role match vessels to shipping routes skill
  • not needed by the target role operate port communications systems skill
  • not needed by the target role perform manual work autonomously skill
  • not needed by the target role perform services in a flexible manner skill
  • not needed by the target role port regulation knowledge
  • not needed by the target role prepare transportation routes skill
  • not needed by the target role transportation methods knowledge
  • not needed by the target role types of maritime vessels knowledge
  • not needed by the target role verify qualifications of water transport crew skill
  • not needed by the target role warehouse operations knowledge
2 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 local waters of the port required
  • optional, not held vessel points of sail optional
Index

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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.