Occupation Atlasfisheries deckhand
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/18dafd4f-8c37-4276-b4b3-cfa31059b2b6
fisheries deckhand
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.
Job Zone
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- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 2: Some Preparation Needed
Some preparation. Usually a high school diploma, some previous work-related skill or experience, and a few months to a year of training with experienced workers.
Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.
Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.29
- I Investigative2.27
- E Enterprising1.99
- A Artistic1.06
- S Social1.03
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Fishing and Hunting Workers (45-3031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, a broader O*NET occupation that includes this one, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (35)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- assist anchoring operations
- assist in ship maintenance
- assist with emergencies
- clean ships
- 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
- follow verbal instructions
- follow work procedures
- handle cargo
- handle fish products
- health and safety regulations
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- maintain safe navigation watches
- moor vessels
- operate echo sounding equipment
- operate ship equipment
- pollution prevention
- prepare deck equipment
- prepare lifeboats
- preserve fish products
- quality assurance methodologies
- quality of fish products
- risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
- secure ships using rope
- support vessel manoeuvres
- survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment
- unmoor vessels
- use fishing vessel equipment
Optional (28)
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- adapt to changes on a boat
- assessment of risks and threats
- assist in maritime rescue operations
- communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system
- conduct on board safety inspections
- cope with challenging circumstances in the fishery sector
- fish anatomy
- fisheries management
- maintain safe engineering watches
- maintain vessel safety and emergency equipment
- manage engine-room resources
- maritime meteorology
- mark migrating fish
- operate ship rescue machinery
- operate traditional water depth measurement equipment
- perform lookout duties during maritime operations
- provide radio services in emergencies
- relay messages through radio and telephone systems
- report to captain
- support fishery training procedures
- types of maritime vessels
- undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations
- use maritime English
- use radar navigation
- work in a fishery team
- work in a multicultural environment in fishery
- work in shifts
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 35 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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fisheries master
14 shared · 30 more of its owndeterioration of fish products, support vessel manoeuvres, maintain safe navigation watches, code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
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fisheries boatmaster
14 shared · 32 more of its owndeterioration of fish products, support vessel manoeuvres, maintain safe navigation watches, code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
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fisheries observer
12 shared · 15 more of its owndeterioration of fish products, handle fish products, code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, fishing gear
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sailor
10 shared · 14 more of its ownoperate echo sounding equipment, prepare deck equipment, clean ships, prepare lifeboats
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fisheries assistant engineer
8 shared · 6 more of its ownrisks associated with undertaking fishing operations, fishing vessels, fisheries legislation, International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
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