use water navigation devices

Utilise water navigation devices, e.g. compass or sextant, or navigational aids such as lighthouses or buoys, radar, satellite, and computer systems, in order to navigate vessels on waterways. Work with recent charts/maps, notices, and publications in order to determine the precise position of a vessel.

ESCO classifies use water navigation devices under the skills category, specifically in the operating communications equipment subcategory.

McKinsey's Skill Change Index places it in the enduring band (SCI 49.86/100) — a human-connection anchor whose value is projected to hold or grow through 2030. This is a durable skill to invest in — high human-connection skills consistently resist automation.

In our catalogue, 5 occupations list use water navigation devices as a required or important skill. The top occupations by employment volume include maritime pilot, aquaculture cage mooring worker, deck officer, marine electronics technician, ship captain.

ESCO tags use water navigation devices as a sector-specific (rooted in one industry) skill — a signal of how portable it is when you change field.

Yes — use water navigation devices is also known as employ water navigation equipment, utilise specialist equipment to navigate bodies of water, use specialist equipment to perform water navigation, perform activities using water navigation devices, use water navigation equipment, perform activities using water navigation equipment, use specialist equipment to execute water navigation, or operate water navigation equipment. They refer to the same underlying capability in the ESCO taxonomy.

The most reliable path is to pick a job or project that demands use water navigation devices and learn through delivery. Complement that with role-specific roadmaps and short courses. Explore the occupations below to see where this skill is used in practice.