Marine chief engineer
Code 3151.2
Marine chief engineers are responsible for the entire technical operations of the vessel including engineering, electrical, and mechanical divisions. They are the head of the entire engine department aboard the ship and have overall responsibility for all technical operations and equipment on-board the ship. Marine chief engineers collaborate on security, survival and health care on board and observe the national and international standards of application.
Essential skills
Knowledge
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- electronics
- physical parts of the vessel
- principles of mechanical engineering
- electronics principles
- electrical systems used in transportation
Skills and competences
- use maritime English
- maintain vessel inventory
- maintain voyage logs
- maintain vessel engine room
- operate mechanical equipment of ships
- operate vessel engine room
- conduct financial audits
- repair vessel electrical systems
- repair vessel mechanical systems
- communicate verbal instructions
Transversal competences
- analyse work-related written reports
- manage staff
- mechanical tools
- perform quality audits
- carry out navigational calculations
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This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences