From engine minder to marine mechanic
20 of the 37 essential skills of a marine mechanic are already essential for a engine minder — about 54% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from engine minder in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 20
- skills carry over
- 17
- would be new
- 54%
- of the target job covered
- 37
- essential skills of a marine mechanic
What a marine mechanic does
Marine mechanics are in charge of the engines and mechanical parts of the vessel and replace defective equipment and parts. They communicate with other crew members on the operational level. Marine mechanics maintain and repair the engines and other machinery of vessels such as boilers, generators and electrical equipment.
What carries over
20 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- apply regulations on cargo transport operations
- apply vessel engine regulations
- clean parts of vessels
- detect malfunctions in engines
- distinguish various types of ships
- electrical systems used in transportation
- engine components
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
- evaluate engine performance
- execute safety assurance exercises
- inland waterway ship building
- maintain vessel engine room
- manage vessel control systems
- moor vessels
- operate vessel engine room
- prepare equipment for navigation operations
- prepare main engines for navigation operations
- prevent damage to electrical devices on board
- unmoor vessels
- vessel fuels
What would be new
17 skillsEssential for a marine mechanic and not for a engine minder. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways
- communicate reports provided by passengers
- disassemble engines
- distinguish ship construction methods
- ensure integrity of hull
- european classification of inland waterways
- functions of vessel deck equipment
- international waterways
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- mechanics
- mechanics of vessels
- national waterways
- read standard blueprints
- repair engines
- repair vessel mechanical systems
- use technical documentation
- wear appropriate protective gear
Other moves from engine minder
1 roles- ship duty engineer11 skills in common
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How far are you from being a marine mechanic?
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