How do they match: Ship Engineers

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

  • Fabricate engine replacement parts, such as valves, stay rods, or bolts, using metalworking machinery.
  • Maintain complete records of engineering department activities, including machine operations.
  • Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway, and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.
  • Perform general marine vessel maintenance or repair work, such as repairing leaks, finishing interiors, refueling, or maintaining decks.
  • Supervise marine engine technicians engaged in the maintenance or repair of mechanical or electrical marine vessels, and inspect their work to ensure that it is performed properly.

  • Clean machinery or equipment.
  • Clean facilities or work areas.
  • Fabricate products or components using machine tools.
  • Maintain watercraft engines or machinery.