From sailor to fisheries deckhand
10 of the 35 essential skills of a fisheries deckhand are already essential for a sailor — about 29% 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.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 25
- would be new
- 29%
- of the target job covered
- 35
- essential skills of a fisheries deckhand
What a fisheries deckhand does
Fisheries deckhands work on fishing vessels where they carry out fishing related activities. They undertake a wide range of fishing and maritime work on land and at sea, such as handling of fishing gears and catches, communications, supply, seamanship, hospitality and stores.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
25 skillsEssential for a fisheries deckhand and not for a sailor. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- assist in ship maintenance
- assist with emergencies
- code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
- deterioration of fish products
- extinguish fires
- fire-fighting systems
- fisheries legislation
- fishing gear
- fishing vessels
- follow hygienic practices in fishery operations
- handle cargo
- handle fish products
- health and safety regulations
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- maintain safe navigation watches
- operate ship equipment
- pollution prevention
- preserve fish products
- quality assurance methodologies
- quality of fish products
- risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
- support vessel manoeuvres
- survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment
- use fishing vessel equipment
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a fisheries deckhand?
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.