From decksman to helmsman
17 of the 53 essential skills of a helmsman are already essential for a decksman — about 32% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 17
- skills carry over
- 36
- would be new
- 32%
- of the target job covered
- 53
- essential skills of a helmsman
What a helmsman does
Helmsmen are members of the crew on the highest rank of the operational level on an inland vessel. They perform a variety of duties concerned with the operation and upkeep of deck department areas, the engine and other equipment, mooring and unmooring, as well as the steering of the ship as the main task.
What carries over
17 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways
- apply regulations on cargo transport operations
- assist anchoring operations
- clean parts of vessels
- communicate reports provided by passengers
- execute safety assurance exercises
- facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers
- follow procedures in the event of an alarm
- help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations
- international regulations for cargo handling
- moor vessels
- national regulations on handling cargo
- operate life-saving appliances
- swim
- understand different types of locks and their operation
- unmoor vessels
- use equipment for safe stowage
What would be new
36 skillsEssential for a helmsman and not for a decksman. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles
- anchor ships to the port
- anchors used in inland water transport
- assess stability of vessels
- assess trim of vessels
- distinguish ship construction methods
- distinguish various types of ships
- ensure integrity of hull
- ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan
- european classification of inland waterways
- evaluate engine performance
- functions of vessel deck equipment
- inland waterway ship building
- international waterways
- maintain ship stability in relation to weight of passengers
- manage emergency situations on board
- manage vessel control systems
- multimodal transport logistics
- national waterways
- navigate European inland waterways
- passenger transport regulations
- physical parts of the vessel
- principles of cargo stowage
- restrict passenger access to specific areas on board
- stow cargo
- supervise loading of cargo
- supervise movement of crew
- supervise movement of passengers
- supervise unloading of cargo
- use meteorological information
- use modern electronic navigational aids
- use radar navigation
- verify qualifications of water transport crew
- vessel points of sail
- vessel stability principles
- vessel traffic services
Other moves from decksman
2 roles- matrose39 skills in common
- ordinary seaman11 skills in common
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How far are you from being a helmsman?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.