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Ship Engineers

  • Transportation, Distribution and Logistics

Tasks

What tasks do Ship Engineers perform?

  • Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway, and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.

  • Monitor the availability, use, or condition of lifesaving equipment or pollution preventatives to ensure that international regulations are followed.

  • Monitor and test operations of engines or other equipment so that malfunctions and their causes can be identified.

  • Start engines to propel ships, and regulate engines and power transmissions to control speeds of ships, according to directions from captains or bridge computers.


Knowledge

What do Ship Engineers need to know?

  • Mechanical

    Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.

  • English Language

    Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

  • Engineering and Technology

    Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.


Skills

What skills do Ship Engineers need?

  • Critical Thinking

    Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.

  • Operations Monitoring

    Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

  • Operation and Control

    Controlling operations of equipment or systems.



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