Job Summary and Purpose

The Fourth Engineer Officer must keep an engine room watch, or, on UMS ships, must act as duty engineer in rotation. He must understudy the Second and Third Engineer Officers and is responsible to the Second Engineer Officer for:

Accountabilities

• The safety of all personnel working under his supervision
• Maintenance as directed
• Maintenance and upkeep of engine room safety equipment.
• Carrying out any lawful command and delegated duty as issued by the Chief Engineer and /or Master A Junior Engineer is an ex-cadet recently qualified as a Fourth Engineer Officer who may complete a probationary contract prior to full unsupervised OOW duties.

Competencies

• Communications with other nationalities
• Different types of Pumps, Centrifugal/Rotor dynamic and positive displacement
• Diversity Awareness
• Emergency procedures
• Engine Water tests
• Evaporators – Relationship between temp and pressure, why use Vacuum, Air compressors – Maintenance and overhaul
• Experience of managing crew members
• Experience with multinational crews
• Flashing from cold, purge cycles, testing of Boiler water and associated hazards with incorrect impurity levels.
• Importance of weekly routines and equipment tested.
• IT experience
• L.O Systems and safeties, Fresh water and Jacket cooling requirements
• Maintenance of Engines and overhaul of cylinder heads
• Ordering spares and Bunkers
• Other types of ship’s
• Overhaul of Gauge glass
• Personal safety, Ship safety & protection of the environment.
• Previous Oil major experience
• PTW systems, ISM requirements, Risk assessment
• Purifiers and Clarifiers – difference between and reasons for heating Fuel/Lub oil prior to entry, Gravity discs
• Reasons for testing of Boiler water.
• Refit Experience
• Safety features associated with Generating equipment
• Sewage treatment Plant – Gravity and Vacuum systems
• Starting and Paralleling DG /TA
• Steam driven and Framo Cargo pumps
• Teamwork
• Testing of Fuel injectors and correct atomization.
• UMS operations. Emergency Generators, EM Fire pump, first start compressor
• Written and spoken English to high standard.

Education

Class 3

Key Result Areas

• Interactions and Working Relations
• Financial Authorities
• Qualifications, Experience and Job Skills