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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 Engine Mechanic
- Licensed Marine Engineer
- Fire Department Marine Engineer
- Fire Boat Engineer
- Equipment Operating Engineer
- Deck Engineer
Tasks for “Marine Mechanic”
- Monitor and test operations of engines or other equipment so that malfunctions and their causes can be identified.
- Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.
- Fabricate engine replacement parts, such as valves, stay rods, or bolts, using metalworking machinery.
- Install engine controls, propeller shafts, or propellers.
- Perform or participate in emergency drills, as required.
- Maintain or repair engines, electric motors, pumps, winches, or other mechanical or electrical equipment or assist other crew members with maintenance or repair duties.
- 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.
- 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.
- Operate or maintain off-loading liquid pumps or valves.
- 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.
- Maintain electrical power, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, water, or sewerage systems.
- Perform general marine vessel maintenance or repair work, such as repairing leaks, finishing interiors, refueling, or maintaining decks.
- Maintain complete records of engineering department activities, including machine operations.
- Monitor the availability, use, or condition of lifesaving equipment or pollution preventatives to ensure that international regulations are followed.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Cross peen sledge hammers
- Digital depth gauges
- Single cut files
- Powered shears
- Long-handled inspection mirrors
- Lathes
- Sewage treatment systems
- Speed handles
- Combination jaw pliers
- Welders
- Circle snips
- Brazers
- Condensers
- Standard screwdrivers
- Digital micrometers
- Gas turbine engines
- Vernier calipers
- Rawhide mallets
- Aligning punches
- Cape chisels
- Boilers
- Strap wrenches
- Box wrenches
- Bilge water pumps
- Diesel ship engines
- Duck bill pliers
- Gear pullers
- Scraping tools
- Cooling towers
- Union nut wrenches
- Pin punches
- Flaring tools
- Welding gloves
- Ball peen hammers
- Round nose chisels
- Dial gauges
- Combination wrenches
- Hollow shank gasket punches
- Prick punches
- Tube cutters
- First aid kits
- Ballast pumps
- File brushes
- Adjustable hacksaws
- Side cutting pliers
- Feedwater heating equipment
- Bell-faced claw hammers
- Wood mallets
- Gas cutters
- Long nose pliers
- Fire suppression systems
- Short nose pliers
- Straight peen hammers
- Hawks bill snips
- Tap and die sets
- Open end wrenches
- Portable jigsaws
- Pneumatic chipping hammers
- Ratchet handles
- Trojan snips
- Flat cold chisels
- Double cut files
- Welding masks
- Bonney wrenches
- Safety goggles
- Clutch tip screwdrivers
- Spintite wrenches
- Straight hand snips
- Fuel pumps
- Allen wrench sets
- Disk sanders
- Aviation snips
- Riveting hammers
- Riveters
- Bridge gauges
- Safety wire pliers
- Socket extensions
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Bristol wrenches
- Diagonal cutting pliers
- Socket wrench sets
- Slip joint pliers
- Plastic hammers
- Rubber mallets
- Carpenter's mallets
- Portable electric sanders
- Diamond point chisels
- Half round chisels
- Drift punches
- Gas powered generators
- Double faced sledge hammers
- Digital multimeters
- Rotary impact scalers
- Center punch sets
- Wrench pliers
- Thermal cutters
- Torque wrenches
- Feeler gauges
- Curved needle nosed pliers
- Water pump pliers
- Portable grinders
- Firefighting pumps
- Oily water separation systems
- Plain faced claw hammers
- Electric drills
- Solid hacksaws
- Cross peen hammers
- Microsoft Office
- Marine Software Marine Safety Manager
- Marine Software Marine Planned Maintenance
- Kongsberg Maritime K-LOG Electronic Logbooks
- Damen DAMOS
- Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
- Microsoft Excel