Occupation Atlasskipper
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ee646fa1-3f09-4e43-9275-3aa958ca00ae
skipper
Skippers are the highest authority on-board or on inland waterways, they are in charge of the vessel and are held responsible for the safety and well being of the clients and crew. They are licensed by the responsible authority and will determine the operations of the vessel at any time. They are the ultimate instance responsible for the crew, the ship, the cargo and/or passengers, and the voyage.
Job Zone
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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
RCERealistic · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic5.61
- C Conventional4.56
- E Enterprising4.22
- I Investigative2.64
- S Social1.88
- A Artistic1.00
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 Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels (53-5021.00): 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 (53)
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.
- adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways
- analyse reports provided by passengers
- assess stability of vessels
- assess trim of vessels
- assume highest level of responsibility in inland water transportation
- calculate the amount of cargo on a vessel
- communicate mooring plans
- compose stowage plans
- conduct analysis of ship data
- conduct water navigation
- coordinate the itineraries of vessels
- distinguish ship construction methods
- distinguish various types of ships
- ensure integrity of hull
- ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
- ensure vessel security
- european classification of inland waterways
- functions of vessel deck equipment
- inland waterway police regulations
- inland waterway ship building
- instruct on technical shore-based operations
- international regulations for cargo handling
- international waterways
- manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation
- manage vessel cargo activities
- manipulate sails on vessels
- monitor crew members operating engines
- multimodal transport logistics
- national regulations on handling cargo
- national waterways
- navigate European inland waterways
- passenger transport regulations
- physical parts of the vessel
- plot shipping navigation routes
- prepare safety exercises on ships
- principles of cargo stowage
- provide first aid
- provide on-board safety training
- read stowage plans
- recognise abnormalities on board
- restrict passenger access to specific areas on board
- secure cargo in stowage
- steer vessels
- undertake navigation safety actions
- use meteorological information
- use modern electronic navigational aids
- use radar navigation
- use water navigation devices
- vessel fuels
- vessel points of sail
- vessel safety equipment
- vessel stability principles
Optional (10)
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 53 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
helmsman
25 shared · 28 more of its owndistinguish ship construction methods, navigate European inland waterways, ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan, restrict passenger access to specific areas on board
ESCO · Compare
matrose
19 shared · 40 more of its ownnavigate European inland waterways, inland waterway police regulations, manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation, secure cargo in stowage
ESCO · Compare
fisheries boatman
14 shared · 30 more of its ownprepare safety exercises on ships, provide on-board safety training, secure cargo in stowage, assess stability of vessels
ESCO · Compare
fisheries master
12 shared · 32 more of its ownprepare safety exercises on ships, provide on-board safety training, secure cargo in stowage, assess stability of vessels
ESCO · Compare
fisheries boatmaster
12 shared · 34 more of its ownprepare safety exercises on ships, provide on-board safety training, secure cargo in stowage, assess stability of vessels
ESCO · Compare
marine mechanic
11 shared · 26 more of its owndistinguish ship construction methods, functions of vessel deck equipment, inland waterway ship building, national waterways
ESCO · Compare
ship captain
8 shared · 25 more of its owncommunicate mooring plans, plot shipping navigation routes, steer vessels, vessel points of sail
ESCO · Compare
ship planner
8 shared · 43 more of its owncalculate the amount of cargo on a vessel, compose stowage plans, ensure safe loading of goods according to stowage plan, national regulations on handling cargo
ESCO · Compare
Use this in your own job architecture
BlissPoint Organization Viewer can link a role directly to this occupation and suggest these skills as that role's starting requirements.
This page includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. ESCO occupations and skills are from the European Commission's ESCO classification, and the occupation crosswalk is the official ESCO–O*NET mapping by the ESCO Secretariat with USDOL/ETA. This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission. BlissPoint Analytics has modified all or some of this information: skill, task and descriptor ratings are rounded to one decimal, and ESCO occupations show Job Zone and interests copied from a crosswalked O*NET occupation. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications.