Occupation Atlasfisheries boatmaster
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/ff63fa99-c634-4e6f-a693-6a49482952e9
fisheries boatmaster
Fisheries boatmasters operate fishing vessels in coastal waters performing operations at the deck and engine. They control the navigation as well as capture and conservation of fish within the established boundaries in compliance with national and international regulations.
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Job Zone
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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, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (46)
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.
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- apply fishing maneuvres
- assess stability of vessels
- assess trim of vessels
- assessment of risks and threats
- code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
- communicate using the global maritime distress and safety system
- conduct water navigation
- coordinate fire fighting
- coordinate fish handling operations
- deterioration of fish products
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
- estimate fishery status
- evaluate schools of fish
- extinguish fires
- fisheries legislation
- fisheries management
- fishing gear
- fishing industry
- fishing vessels
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- maintain safe navigation watches
- manage cargo handling
- manage ship emergency plans
- maritime meteorology
- operate ship propulsion system
- operate ship rescue machinery
- prepare safety exercises on ships
- preserve fish products
- prevent sea pollution
- provide first aid
- provide on-board safety training
- quality of fish products
- recognise abnormalities on board
- risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
- schedule fishing
- secure cargo in stowage
- support vessel manoeuvres
- survive at sea in the event of ship abandonment
- swim
- train employees
- undertake navigation safety actions
- use water navigation devices
- vessel safety equipment
- work in outdoor conditions
Optional (23)
- be friendly to passengers
- communicate clearly with passengers
- communicate in an outdoor setting
- communicate verbal instructions
- compose stowage plans
- coordinate communication during mine emergencies
- coordinate passengers
- cope with challenging circumstances in the fishery sector
- ensure passenger comfort
- handle challenging situations in fishery operations
- maintain logbooks
- manage budgets
- measure water depth
- monitor stock level
- prepare fishing equipment
- provide information to passengers
- read stowage plans
- respond to changing situations in fishery
- undertake continuous professional development in fishery operations
- use different communication channels
- use maritime English
- vessel points of sail
- work in a multicultural environment in fishery
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 46 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
fisheries boatman
40 shared · 4 more of its ownschedule fishing, apply fishing maneuvres, manage cargo handling, manage ship emergency plans
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fisheries master
40 shared · 4 more of its owncoordinate fish handling operations, schedule fishing, apply fishing maneuvres, prepare safety exercises on ships
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boatswain
17 shared · 11 more of its owncoordinate fish handling operations, apply fishing maneuvres, support vessel manoeuvres, maintain safe navigation watches
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fisheries observer
14 shared · 13 more of its ownevaluate schools of fish, deterioration of fish products, code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries, fishing gear
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fisheries deckhand
14 shared · 21 more of its owndeterioration of fish products, support vessel manoeuvres, maintain safe navigation watches, code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
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deep-sea fishery worker
13 shared · 13 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 assistant engineer
12 shared · 2 more of its ownmanage ship emergency plans, coordinate fire fighting, operate ship propulsion system, operate ship rescue machinery
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skipper
12 shared · 41 more of its ownprepare safety exercises on ships, provide on-board safety training, secure cargo in stowage, assess stability of vessels
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