Occupation Atlasship captain
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/f2a416b8-c7e4-49ee-964d-a49f6af79b84
ship captain
Ship captains are in charge of a vessel for the transportation of goods and passengers, operating in offshore and coastal waters. The size of the vessel can range from a small vessel to a cruise liner depending on the tonnage that they are certified to sail. Ship captains have vast experience with ships and their operation, and are likely to have worked their way through the ranks of other ship-related positions.
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, 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 (33)
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
- analyse work-related written reports
- assess vessel status
- carry out navigational calculations
- communicate mooring plans
- conduct water navigation
- ensure ongoing compliance with regulations
- ensure public safety and security
- ensure vessel security
- follow verbal instructions
- freight transport methods
- geographic areas
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- maintain voyage logs
- manage staff
- operate marine communication systems
- operate mechanical equipment of ships
- plot shipping navigation routes
- prepare transportation routes
- principles of mechanical engineering
- stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology
- steer vessels
- supervise crew
- supervise loading of cargo
- supervise movement of crew
- supervise movement of passengers
- supervise unloading of cargo
- types of maritime vessels
- use maritime English
- use water navigation devices
- vessel points of sail
- vessel safety equipment
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 33 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
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