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Job Description
Supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 53-5031.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 74,120.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 35.00
- Currently, there are 9,750 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Ship Engineers”.
Also Known As…
- Ship Engineers
- Tugboat Engineer
- Tug Boat Engineer
- Towboat Engineer
- Port Engineer
- Harbor Engineer
- Ferry Engineer
- Engineer
- Chief Engineer
- Barge Engineer
- Assistant Engineer
- Vessel Engineer
- Turnaround Engineer
- Small Boat Engineer
- Ship Engines Operating Engineer
- Operating or Equipment Maintenance Marine Engineer
- Operating Engineer
- Maritime Engineer
- Marine Mechanic
- Licensed Marine Engineer
- Fire Department Marine Engineer
- Fire Boat Engineer
- Equipment Operating Engineer
- Deck Engineer
Tasks for “Marine Engine Mechanic”
- Install engine controls, propeller shafts, or propellers.
- Maintain electrical power, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, water, or sewerage systems.
- Maintain or repair engines, electric motors, pumps, winches, or other mechanical or electrical equipment or assist other crew members with maintenance or repair duties.
- Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.
- Supervise the activities of marine engine technicians engaged in the maintenance or repair of mechanical or electrical marine vessels and inspect their work to ensure that it is performed properly.
- Monitor and test operations of engines or other equipment so that malfunctions and their causes can be identified.
- Operate or maintain off-loading liquid pumps or valves.
- Record orders for changes in ship speed or direction and note gauge readings or test data, such as revolutions per minute or voltage output, in engineering logs or bellbooks.
- Monitor the availability, use, or condition of lifesaving equipment or pollution preventatives to ensure that international regulations are followed.
- Perform or participate in emergency drills, as required.
- Act as a liaison between a ship's captain and shore personnel to ensure that schedules and budgets are maintained and that the ship is operated safely and efficiently.
- Maintain complete records of engineering department activities, including machine operations.
- Fabricate engine replacement parts, such as valves, stay rods, or bolts, using metalworking machinery.
- Perform general marine vessel maintenance or repair work, such as repairing leaks, finishing interiors, refueling, or maintaining decks.
- Clean engine parts and keep engine rooms clean.
- Start engines to propel ships and regulate engines and power transmissions to control speeds of ships, according to directions from captains or bridge computers.
- Order and receive engine room stores, such as oil or spare parts, maintain inventories, and record usage of supplies.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital depth gauges
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Water pump pliers
- Portable electric sanders
- Trojan snips
- Scraping tools
- Oily water separation systems
- Cape chisels
- Feedwater heating equipment
- Disk sanders
- Single cut files
- Double faced sledge hammers
- Welders
- Cooling towers
- Ratchet handles
- Powered shears
- Bonney wrenches
- Tube cutters
- Ball peen hammers
- Vernier calipers
- Half round chisels
- Lathes
- Brazers
- Diesel ship engines
- Boilers
- Bristol wrenches
- Combination jaw pliers
- Fuel pumps
- Gas cutters
- Riveting hammers
- Straight peen hammers
- Curved needle nosed pliers
- Tap and die sets
- Box wrenches
- Condensers
- Fire suppression systems
- Welding masks
- Gas powered generators
- Flat cold chisels
- Digital micrometers
- Socket extensions
- Prick punches
- Torque wrenches
- Safety goggles
- Gas turbine engines
- Open end wrenches
- Union nut wrenches
- Standard screwdrivers
- Cross peen sledge hammers
- Short nose pliers
- Combination wrenches
- Center punch sets
- Bridge gauges
- Allen wrench sets
- Plastic hammers
- Hawks bill snips
- Pneumatic chipping hammers
- Hollow shank gasket punches
- Clutch tip screwdrivers
- Speed handles
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Diamond point chisels
- Bell-faced claw hammers
- Welding gloves
- Firefighting pumps
- Gear pullers
- Slip joint pliers
- Aviation snips
- Duck bill pliers
- Rawhide mallets
- Portable jigsaws
- Electric drills
- Safety wire pliers
- Flaring tools
- Riveters
- Spintite wrenches
- First aid kits
- Sewage treatment systems
- Dial gauges
- Side cutting pliers
- Long nose pliers
- Bilge water pumps
- Feeler gauges
- Circle snips
- Round nose chisels
- Socket wrench sets
- Drift punches
- Thermal cutters
- Solid hacksaws
- Strap wrenches
- File brushes
- Rotary impact scalers
- Long-handled inspection mirrors
- Wrench pliers
- Double cut files
- Digital multimeters
- Carpenter's mallets
- Pin punches
- Wood mallets
- Straight hand snips
- Adjustable hacksaws
- Ballast pumps
- Plain faced claw hammers
- Rubber mallets
- Portable grinders
- Aligning punches
- Cross peen hammers
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Marine Software Marine Safety Manager
- Kongsberg Maritime K-LOG Electronic Logbooks
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office
- Marine Software Marine Planned Maintenance
- Damen DAMOS