marine chief engineer
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.
Also called: chief ship engineer, chief engineer of a ship, fisheries chief engineer, maritime chief engineer, maritime chief engineer officer
- 24
- essential skills
- 45
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- ship assistant engineer8 skills in common
- engine minder5 skills in common
- air traffic controller4 skills in common
- deck officer4 skills in common
- marine mechanic4 skills in common
- ordinary seaman4 skills in common
- ship duty engineer4 skills in common
Essential skills
24- analyse work-related written reports
- carry out navigational calculations
- communicate verbal instructions
- conduct financial audits
- electrical systems used in transportation
- electronics
- electronics principles
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- maintain vessel engine room
- maintain vessel inventory
- maintain voyage logs
- manage staff
- maritime electric drives
- mechanical tools
- operate mechanical equipment of ships
- operate vessel engine room
- perform quality audits
- physical parts of the vessel
- principles of mechanical engineering
- repair vessel electrical systems
- repair vessel mechanical systems
- use maritime English
Optional skills
45- act reliably
- adjust engineering designs
- apply transportation management concepts
- approve engineering design
- coordinate fire fighting
- engineering principles
- engineering processes
- ensure compliance with environmental legislation
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
- execute analytical mathematical calculations
- extinguish fires
- fire-fighting systems
- fishing vessels
- follow ethical code of conduct in transport services
- have computer literacy
- lead a team in fishery services
- maintain electrical equipment
- maintain electronic equipment
- maintain safe engineering watches
- maintain shipboard machinery
- manage engine-room resources
- manage safety standards for maritime water transport
- manage ship emergency plans
- manage the operation of propulsion plant machinery
- maritime law
- mathematics
- mechanical engineering
- mechanics
- mechanics of vessels
- operate control systems
- operate life-saving appliances
- operate marine machinery systems
- operate pumping systems
- operate ship propulsion system
- operate ship rescue machinery
- perform small vessel safety measures
- perform small vessel safety procedures
- pollution prevention
- prevent fires on board
- prevent sea pollution
- risks associated with undertaking fishing operations
- ship related legislative requirements
- supervise crew
- swim
- train employees
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