Water traffic coordinator to maritime water transport general manager
A water traffic coordinator already meets 22% of what the maritime water transport general manager role asks for. The move turns on 18 required skills not yet in the profile.
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1 How much of what a maritime water transport general manager is expected to do is already part of a water traffic 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 maritime water transport general manager role is recorded as needing, required and optional together. What these numbers mean.
Why this move works
A maritime water transport general manager role treats 5 of its required skills as things a water traffic coordinator already does. You would walk in with these on day one.
- develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping
- liaise with port users
- match vessels to shipping routes
- types of maritime vessels
- verify qualifications of water transport crew
What stands in the way is 18 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 7 skills that carry over, these are the ones fewest other occupations ask for. A maritime water transport general manager 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.
- already held develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping management skills
- already held verify qualifications of water transport crew assisting and caring
- already held match vessels to shipping routes management skills
- already held liaise with port users communication, collaboration and creativity
- already held types of maritime vessels engineering, manufacturing and construction
- already held act reliably communication, collaboration and creativity
All 7 carried skills, including the 5 the maritime water transport general manager role treats as required.
Table 3 · What you may need to learn
The 23 missing skills fall into 7 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 manage diversification of maritime operations required
- still to learn simplify communication in maritime management required
- still to learn optimise fleet usability required
- still to learn plan daily ship operations required
- still to learn prepare audit schemes for ships required
- still to learn manage vessel fleet required
- still to learn communicate vessel requirements required
- still to learn liaise with colleagues required
- still to learn liaise with managers required
- still to learn liaise with transportation companies required
- optional, not held write routine reports optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
- still to learn manage safety standards for maritime water transport required
- still to learn attend to detail in preparation for audits required
- still to learn carry out environmental audits required
- optional, not held participate as observer in different types of audits in the food sector optional
- still to learn International Maritime Organisation conventions required
- still to learn maritime law required
- still to learn financial capability required
- still to learn monitor maritime operations required
- still to learn read ship operational data required
- optional, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers optional
1 further area in the appendix
Table 4 · Where to start
The 3 entries a maritime water transport general manager role is least likely to hire without. The ordering is computed from the skill data, not from what pays.
- 01 manage diversification of maritime operations practise this
- 02 monitor maritime operations practise this
- 03 simplify communication in maritime management 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 7 skills that carry over
- already held develop efficiency plans for maritime shipping skill
- already held liaise with port users skill
- already held match vessels to shipping routes skill
- already held types of maritime vessels knowledge
- already held verify qualifications of water transport crew skill
- already held act reliably skill
- already held use different communication channels skill
The 1 learning area not shown above
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
5 supplementary skills, helpful but not required
- optional, not held manage ocean-going oil tankers optional
- optional, not held participate as observer in different types of audits in the food sector optional
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
- optional, not held write routine reports optional
- optional, not held write work-related reports optional
27 held skills the maritime water transport general manager role does not ask for
- 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 dock operations 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 ensure compliance with port regulations 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 have computer literacy skill
- 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 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 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 principles of cargo stowage knowledge
- not needed by the target role transportation methods knowledge
- not needed by the target role vessel stability principles knowledge
- not needed by the target role vessel traffic services knowledge
- not needed by the target role warehouse operations knowledge
4 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 International Maritime Organisation conventions required
- still to learn maritime law required
- still to learn financial capability required
- optional, not held Global Maritime Distress and Safety System optional
Common questions about this move
Can a water traffic coordinator become a maritime water transport general manager?
Yes, and it is a career change move. A water traffic coordinator already covers 22% of what a maritime water transport general manager is expected to do: 7 skills carry over, 5 of which the maritime water transport general manager role treats as required.
What skills does a water traffic coordinator need to become a maritime water transport general manager?
18 required skills are missing, plus 5 optional ones. They fall into 7 areas of the ESCO skill hierarchy, led by management skills. The single most important is manage diversification of maritime operations.
How hard is the move from water traffic coordinator to maritime water transport general manager?
Its learning distance is 78 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.