Engineer (Fishing)

Marine and waterways transport operatives supervise and carry out a variety of deck duties and operate and maintain engines, boilers and mechanical equipment on board ships, boats and other marine vessels.

Main Tasks

• ensures that necessary fuel supplies are on board and inspects engine, boilers and other mechanisms for correct functionin
• removes and repairs or replaces damaged or worn parts of plant and machinery and ensures that engine and plant machinery are well lubricate
• stows cargo, assists passengers to embark and disembark, watches for hazards and moors or casts off mooring ropes as require
• steers ship, under the supervision of a duty officer, checks navigational aids and keeps bridge, wheel and chartroom clean and tid
• performs other deck duties, including servicing and maintaining deck gear and rigging, splicing wire and fibre ropes, greasing winches and derricks, opening up and battening down hatches, securing gangways and ladders and lowering and raising lifeboat

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