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Ship assistant engineer

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

Other denominations:
Assistant maritime engineer Assistant ship engineer Assistant shipping engineer Junior chief engineer Junior engineer Junior ship engineer Maritime assistant engineer Second assistant engineer Ship assistant engineer Shipping assistant engineer Third assistant engineer

Ship assistant engineers assist the ship chief engineer and the ship duty engineer in the operations of the ship's hull. They support the operation of the main engines, steering mechanism, electrical generation and other major subsystems. They communicate with maritime engineers about the performance of technical operations. They also ensure appropriate safety and regulatory standards compliance and are able to take on higher level positions if needed.

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
  • Environmental protection technology

Digital competencies

  • Operating watercraft
  • Installing wooden and metal components
  • Operating energy production or distribution equipment
  • Maintaining and enforcing physical security
  • Installing, maintaining and repairing mechanical equipment

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

  • Supporting others
  • 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

Other occupations of the professional group

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%
Activitats professionals, científiques i tècniques
44%
Indústries manufactureres
14%
Activitats administratives i serveis auxiliars
9%
Informació i comunicacions
9%
Construcció
6%
Altres
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.