Occupation Atlasfisheries master
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bcead4e9-3697-4831-b62e-ddb83d7d469d
fisheries master
Fisheries masters plan, manage and execute the activities of fishing vessels inshore, coastal and offshore waters. They direct and control the navigation. Fisheries masters can operate on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more. They control the loading, unloading and stevedoring, as well as the collection, handling, processing and preservation of fishing.
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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 (44)
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 cargo handling
- coordinate fire fighting
- coordinate fish handling operations
- deterioration of fish products
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
- 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
- maritime meteorology
- operate ship rescue machinery
- pollution prevention
- prepare safety exercises on ships
- 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 maritime English
- use meteorological information
- use water navigation devices
- work in outdoor conditions
Optional (12)
- adapt to changes on a boat
- communicate in an outdoor setting
- deal with challenging work conditions
- evaluate outdoor activities
- handle challenging situations in fishery operations
- implement risk management for outdoors
- lead a team
- manage groups outdoors
- prepare fishing equipment
- preserve fish products
- respond to changing situations in fishery
- 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 44 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
fisheries boatmaster
40 shared · 6 more of its owncoordinate fish handling operations, schedule fishing, apply fishing maneuvres, prepare safety exercises on ships
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fisheries boatman
35 shared · 9 more of its ownschedule fishing, apply fishing maneuvres, prepare safety exercises on ships, evaluate schools of fish
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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
15 shared · 12 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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fisheries assistant engineer
12 shared · 2 more of its owncoordinate fire fighting, operate ship rescue machinery, prevent sea pollution, risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
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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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deep-sea fishery worker
11 shared · 15 more of its owndeterioration of fish products, support vessel manoeuvres, maintain safe navigation watches, code of Conduct for Responsible Fisheries
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