From deep-sea fishery worker to boatswain
14 of the 28 essential skills of a boatswain are already essential for a deep-sea fishery worker — about 50% 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.
- 14
- skills carry over
- 14
- would be new
- 50%
- of the target job covered
- 28
- essential skills of a boatswain
What a boatswain does
Boatswains organise the crew on deck and at the fishing hold to execute the orders received from a superior. They coordinate the operations of maintenance, manoeuvres, assembly and repair of fishing gear and sorting, processing and preserving of the catches while observing the hygienic standards and established safety regulations.
What carries over
14 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- assist in ship maintenance
- code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
- fisheries legislation
- fishing gear
- handle fish products
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- maintain safe navigation watches
- operate ship equipment
- preserve fish products
- quality of fish products
- risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
- support vessel manoeuvres
- swim
- use fishing vessel equipment
What would be new
14 skillsEssential for a boatswain and not for a deep-sea fishery worker. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- apply fishing maneuvres
- coordinate fish handling operations
- coordinate the ship crew
- extinguish fires
- fishing vessels
- handle cargo
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- operate vessel critical systems
- participate in the organisation of emergency drills
- pollution prevention
- prepare fishing equipment
- stand watch on vessel
- survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment
- train employees
Other moves from deep-sea fishery worker
2 roles- fisheries deckhand18 skills in common
- fisheries boatman13 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a boatswain?
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.