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diesel engine mechanic

Code 7231.3

Diesel engine mechanics repair and maintain all types of diesel engines. They use hand tools, precision measuring instruments, and machine tools to diagnose trouble, disassemble engines, and to examine and exchange parts of defect and excessive wear.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • engine components
  • operation of different engines
  • physics
  • hydraulics
  • mechanics
  • health and safety measures in transportation
  • principles of mechanical engineering
  • principles of combustion engines

Skills and competences

  • adjust tightness of engine parts
  • comply with legal regulations
  • comply with factory specifications in engine repair
  • disassemble engines
  • diagnose defective engines
  • bolt engine parts
  • maintain work area cleanliness
  • repair engines
  • wear appropriate protective gear
  • re-assemble engines

Transversal competences

  • evaluate engine performance
  • perform manual work autonomously
  • use traditional toolbox tools

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Sources

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