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Ship duty engineer

Latest available data: December 2024 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Duty engineer on a ship Maritime duty engineer Maritime engineering officer Ship duty engineer Ship engineering officer

Ship duty engineers share responsibility for most of the content of the ship's hull. They ensure operation of the main engines, steering mechanism, electrical generation and other major subsystems. They communicate with the ship chief engineer to perform technical operations.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Controlling and participating in the operation, maintenance and repair of mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment and machinery on board ship;
(b) Ordering fuel and other engine-room department stores and maintaining record of operations;
(c) Performing technical supervision of the installation, maintenance and repair of ship’s machinery and equipment to ensure compliance with specifications and regulations;
(d) Inspecting and conducting maintenance and emergency repairs to engines, machinery and auxiliary equipment;
(e) Standing engine room watch, monitoring and noting performance of engines, machinery and auxiliary equipment.

Knowledge

  • Mechanics and metal trades
  • Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
  • Law
  • Physics
  • Occupational health and safety

Digital competencies

  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Operating watercraft
  • Operating energy production or distribution equipment
  • Following instructions and procedures
  • Communicating with colleagues and clients

Digital competencies

No skills and knowledge of the occupation have been found. Only skills and knowledge relevant and requested by companies in their job offers are displayed.

Personal competencies

  • Processing information, ideas and concepts
  • Collaborating in teams and networks
  • Communicating
  • Following ethical code of conduct

Professional groups of the occupation

Technicians and associate professionals

Science and engineering associate professionals

Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians

Ships' engineers

Do you want to know the demand for this occupation in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Ships' engineers

628

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

18,21%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

-28,72% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

19,90%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

7,80%

Part-time contracts

2,41% Turnover index

16

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-10%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Science and engineering associate professionals

70%

30%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Science and engineering associate professionals

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Ship and aircraft controllers and technicians

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Ships' engineers

No experience
4%
Less than 1 year
48%
Between 1 and 2 years
19%
Between 2 and 4 years
13%
Between 4 and 8 years
5%
More than 8 years
11%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
44%
Manufacturing
14%
Administrative and support service activities
9%
Information and communication
9%
Construction
6%
Others
18%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.