From marine mechanic to engine minder
20 of the 26 essential skills of a engine minder are already essential for a marine mechanic — about 77% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from marine mechanic 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
- 6
- would be new
- 77%
- of the target job covered
- 26
- essential skills of a engine minder
What a engine minder does
Engine minders perform work related to the deck department of an inland water transport vessel. They use their experience on-board a motorised inland navigation vessel as an ordinary crewmember and have a basic knowledge of engines.
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
6 skillsEssential for a engine minder and not for a marine mechanic. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
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How far are you from being a engine minder?
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