Ship Engineers

What Does a Ship Engineers Do?

Supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• 1Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway, and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.
• 2Monitor the availability, use, or condition of lifesaving equipment or pollution preventatives to ensure that international regulations are followed.
• 3Monitor and test operations of engines or other equipment so that malfunctions and their causes can be identified.
• 4Start engines to propel ships, and regulate engines and power transmissions to control speeds of ships, according to directions from captains or bridge computers.
• 5Perform or participate in emergency drills, as required.
• 6Perform general marine vessel maintenance or repair work, such as repairing leaks, finishing interiors, refueling, or maintaining decks.
• 7Maintain or repair engines, electric motors, pumps, winches, or other mechanical or electrical equipment, or assist other crew members with maintenance or repair duties.
• 8Maintain complete records of engineering department activities, including machine operations.

Required Skills

• Critical Thinking
• Active Listening
• Monitoring
• Speaking
• Apple macOS
• Computer aided dispatch software
• Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
• Damen DAMOS
• Electronic data interchange EDI software
• Kongsberg Maritime K-LOG Electronic Logbooks
• Marine Software Marine Planned Maintenance
• Marine Software Marine Safety Manager
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft Excel

Ship Engineers Salary