From sailor to matrose
10 of the 59 essential skills of a matrose are already essential for a sailor — about 17% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 49
- would be new
- 17%
- of the target job covered
- 59
- essential skills of a matrose
What a matrose does
Matroses are members of the deck department of an inland water transportship. They may work on the helm, on the deck, in the cargo hold and in the engine room. They may be called on to use emergency, lifesaving, damage control, and safety equipment. They perform all operations connected with the launching of lifesaving equipment and are expected to be able to operate deck machinery, mooring and anchoring equipment.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
What would be new
49 skillsEssential for a matrose and not for a sailor. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways
- adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles
- anchors used in inland water transport
- apply regulations on cargo transport operations
- assess stability of vessels
- assess trim of vessels
- comply with checklists
- ensure integrity of hull
- european classification of inland waterways
- execute safety assurance exercises
- facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers
- follow procedures in the event of an alarm
- help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations
- influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships
- inland waterway police regulations
- international regulations for cargo handling
- launch lifeboats
- load cargo onto ships
- maintain ropes
- maintain service record book
- maintain vessel engine room
- maintain vessel technical equipment according to instructions
- manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation
- manage on board hazards
- manipulate sails on vessels
- national regulations on handling cargo
- navigate European inland waterways
- operate life-saving appliances
- operate marine communication systems
- passenger transport regulations
- perform daily maintenance on ship machinery
- perform vessel maintenance and cleaning
- prepare engine room for operation
- principles of combustion engines
- provide first aid
- read stowage plans
- secure cargo in stowage
- steer ship in compliance with helm orders
- steer vessels
- swim
and 9 more
Other moves from sailor
2 roles- decksman11 skills in common
- fisheries deckhand10 skills in common
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How far are you from being a matrose?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.