From engine minder to ship duty engineer
11 of the 26 essential skills of a ship duty engineer are already essential for a engine minder — about 42% 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.
- 11
- skills carry over
- 15
- would be new
- 42%
- of the target job covered
- 26
- essential skills of a ship duty engineer
What a ship duty engineer does
Ship duty engineers share responsibility for most of the content of the ship's hull. They ensure operation of the main engines, steering mechanism, electrical generation and other major subsystems. They communicate with the ship chief engineer to perform technical operations.
What carries over
11 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
15 skillsEssential for a ship duty engineer 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.
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- inspect engine rooms
- International Maritime Organisation conventions
- maintain vessel inventory
- manage safety standards for maritime water transport
- manage second level engines
- manage vessel engines and systems
- maritime law
- operate diesel propulsion plants
- operate maritime communication equipment
- perform bunkering
- perform routine maintenance of ship engines
- provide support in vessel machinery systems
- ship hull engineering
- stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology
Other moves from engine minder
1 roles- marine mechanic20 skills in common
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How far are you from being a ship duty engineer?
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.