From skipper to matrose
19 of the 59 essential skills of a matrose are already essential for a skipper — about 32% 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.
- 19
- skills carry over
- 40
- would be new
- 32%
- 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
19 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways
- assess stability of vessels
- assess trim of vessels
- ensure integrity of hull
- european classification of inland waterways
- inland waterway police regulations
- international regulations for cargo handling
- manage environmental aspects of inland waterway transportation
- manipulate sails on vessels
- national regulations on handling cargo
- navigate European inland waterways
- passenger transport regulations
- provide first aid
- read stowage plans
- secure cargo in stowage
- steer vessels
- undertake navigation safety actions
- use modern electronic navigational aids
- vessel safety equipment
What would be new
40 skillsEssential for a matrose and not for a skipper. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- adjust weight of cargo to capacity of freight transport vehicles
- anchors used in inland water transport
- apply regulations on cargo transport operations
- assist anchoring operations
- clean parts of vessels
- communicate reports provided by passengers
- comply with checklists
- execute safety assurance exercises
- facilitate safe disembarkation of passengers
- follow procedures in the event of an alarm
- follow verbal instructions
- follow written instructions
- help to control passenger behaviour during emergency situations
- influence of winds and currents in the steering of ships
- launch lifeboats
- load cargo onto ships
- maintain ropes
- maintain service record book
- maintain vessel engine room
- maintain vessel technical equipment according to instructions
- manage on board hazards
- moor vessels
- operate life-saving appliances
- operate marine communication systems
- paint ship decks
- perform daily maintenance on ship machinery
- perform vessel maintenance and cleaning
- prepare engine room for operation
- principles of combustion engines
- secure ships using rope
- steer ship in compliance with helm orders
- swim
- types of cargo
- understand different types of locks and their operation
- unmoor vessels
- use ballasts
- use different types of fire extinguishers
- use equipment for safe stowage
- use riverspeak to communicate
- use waterway traffic control systems
Other moves from skipper
2 roles- helmsman25 skills in common
- fisheries boatman14 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.