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