From aerospace engineering drafter to marine engineering drafter
16 of the 18 essential skills of a marine engineering drafter are already essential for a aerospace engineering drafter — about 89% of the job, before you learn anything new. It is the closest move from aerospace engineering drafter in the whole taxonomy.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 16
- skills carry over
- 2
- would be new
- 89%
- of the target job covered
- 18
- essential skills of a marine engineering drafter
What a marine engineering drafter does
Marine engineering drafters convert the marine engineers’ designs into technical drawings usually using software. Their drawings detail dimensions, fastening and assembling methods and other specifications used in the manufacture of all types of boats from pleasure crafts to naval vessels, including submarines.
What carries over
16 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- CADD software
- CAE software
- create technical plans
- design drawings
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- ICT software specifications
- liaise with engineers
- mathematics
- mechanics
- read engineering drawings
- technical drawings
- use CADD software
- use computer-aided engineering systems
- use technical drawing software
What would be new
2 skillsEssential for a marine engineering drafter and not for a aerospace engineering drafter. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
Other moves from aerospace engineering drafter
2 roles- automotive engineering drafter14 skills in common
- rolling stock engineering drafter14 skills in common
← aerospace engineering draftermarine engineering drafter →The other way round
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How far are you from being a marine engineering drafter?
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