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Ship captain

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Captain of a ship Sea captain Ship captain Ship's captain Shipmaster

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.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Commanding and navigating ship or similar vessel at sea or on inland waterways;
(b) Controlling and participating in deck and bridge-watch activities;
(c) Navigating vessels into and out of ports and through channels, straits and other waters where special knowledge is required;
(d) Ensuring safe loading and unloading of cargo and observance of safety regulations and procedures by crew and passengers;
(e) Performing technical supervision of maintenance and repair of ship to ensure compliance with specifications and regulations;
(f) Applying knowledge of principles and practices relating to ship’s operation and navigation in order to identify and solve problems arising in the course of their work;
(g) Ordering ship’s stores and recruiting crew as required and maintaining record of operations;
(h) Transmitting and receiving routine and emergency information with shore stations and other ships.

Knowledge

  • Wholesale and retail sales
  • Law
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Transport services
  • Earth sciences

Digital competencies

  • Operating watercraft
  • Operating communications equipment
  • Supervising a team or group
  • Managing transport and logistics activities
  • Following instructions and procedures

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Leading others
  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Dealing with problems
  • Processing information, ideas and concepts

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Science and engineering associate professionals

Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians

Ships' deck officers and pilots

Other occupations of the professional group

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Ships' deck officers and pilots

106

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

31,09%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-34,57% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

58,49%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

5,66%

Part-time contracts

1,23% Turnover index

16

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

14%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering associate professionals

70%

30%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Ships' deck officers and pilots

No experience
8%
Less than 1 year
44%
Between 1 and 2 years
14%
Between 2 and 4 years
20%
Between 4 and 8 years
5%
More than 8 years
9%
Activitats administratives i serveis auxiliars
25%
Educació
13%
Activitats professionals, científiques i tècniques
12%
Indústries manufactureres
12%
Informació i comunicacions
8%
Altres
30%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.