From ship captain to port coordinator
10 of the 31 essential skills of a port coordinator are already essential for a ship captain — about 32% 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
- 21
- would be new
- 32%
- of the target job covered
- 31
- essential skills of a port coordinator
What a port coordinator does
Port coordinators manage operations of traffic division for port authorities. They enforce rules and regulations, such as the berthing of ships, handling and storing of cargo, and the use of port facilities. They direct policing and cleaning activities of the harbour department land, streets, buildings, and water areas. Port coordinators also ensure that activities concerning revenue are documented and submitted to the accounting division. They advise port authorities on rates and revisions of port tariff, and solicit steamship companies to use port facilities. They direct activities concerned with compiling daily and annual ship and cargo statistics.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
21 skillsEssential for a port coordinator and not for a ship captain. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- anticipate installation maintenance
- anticipate logistics requirements for port operations
- apply procedures to ensure cargo complies with customs regulations
- apply safety management
- commodities in maritime transportation
- conduct full-scale emergency plan exercises
- coordinate dock operations
- coordinate the itineraries of vessels
- customs regulations for passengers
- ensure compliance with port regulations
- give instructions to staff
- liaise with port users
- load cargo onto ships
- manage port operations
- manage port operations improvement procedures
- manage vessel cargo activities
- match vessels to shipping routes
- operate port communications systems
- physical parts of the vessel
- port regulation
- vessel traffic services
Other moves from ship captain
2 roles- deck officer13 skills in common
- marine chief engineer10 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a port coordinator?
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.