3rd Engineer / Cruise

Sector: Cruise Ship/Leisure

Location: Yard then Worldwide

Rank: 3rd ENGINEER

Vessel Type: Passenger/Ferry

GT: 58,000

Date Posted: 16 July 2018

Applications close: 05 August 2018

Interview and Selection process: w/c 06 August 2018

NOTE: this vacancy is for Saga’s current fleet with the role transferring to the new build ships towards the middle of 2019

Be part of a team that exists to inspire and enable new possibilities!

This role is an important component of Saga’s new build team and will help to construct and deliver their first brand new vessel.

Saga Cruises are currently in the process and planning and delivering 2 brand new, 999 passenger 58,000 ton luxury cruise ships to be constructed at Meyer Werft’s Papenburg Shipyard to be delivered in mid-2019 and mid-2020.

Saga Cruises has a strong reputation in the British Cruise market for delivering best in class service to its guests and for its attention to detail - as well as being a great place to work.

The design of the first ship is already well advanced and the project will move into construction phase mid-2018. We are looking for a 3rd Engineer to work with Saga Cruises to help achieve this.

You'll work for Saga’s new build team, you'll be based at the shipyard in Germany from June 2019 and ultimately, we'd see you sailing as 3rd Engineer on board one of the new vessels.

Licence / Qualification requirements:

• Required: OOW Engineer Unlimited

Line Manager:

• Staff Chief Engineer

Direct Reports:

• None

Responsibilities as per V.Ships S&QMS;

• Assist all EOOW with Technical Department Responsibility 16 - Engine Room Watchkeeping

Responsibility for:

• The keeping of Engine Room watches as required and identified by the Chief Engineer in accordance with the Safety
• The composition of the watches is to be adequate and appropriate to the plant and machinery involved. For normal operating conditions the composition of the watches (at minimum) will be identified by the Chief Engineer.
• The Chief Engineer is responsible for the watch composition in conditions other than normal as identified by the Master e.g. restricted visibility, ice zone, high traffic density, manoeuvring, etc.
• In ships with Unattended Machinery Spaces Certificate, adequate personnel shall always attend the Engine Control Room.
• To assist the following with their responsibilities as per V.Ships S&QMS;

Watch Specific requirements:

• Assist Senior 2nd Engineer 4-8 with:
• Main Engine turbocharger washing
• Main Engine air coolers washing
• Sewage and Grey water system in machinery spaces
• Reverse Osmosis plant
• Quick closing valves, testing, maintenance
• Domestic water supply and hot water pumps

Or, Assist Senior 2nd Engineer 12-4 with:

• Auxiliary boilers
• Exhaust gas boilers
• Boiler water treatment
• Steam and condensate systems
• All machinery cooling systems water treatment
• Chemical inventory
• Or, Assist Senior 2nd Engineer 8-12 with:
• Fuel and Diesel oil systems
• Lubricating oil purifiers
• Lubricating oil consumption tracking and report
• Lubricating oil sample taking for shore analysis
• Lubricating oil onboard analysis
• Lubricating oil filter maintenance
• Bilge system, pumps and alarms
• Sludge system
• Fuel bunkering
• Noon and midnight sounding sheets
• Oil record book entries.

Additional duties:

• Partake in inspections, trainings and meetings as directed by the Head of Department.
• Other shipboard tasks pertaining to departmental operations as directed by Head of Department.
• Attending trainings and office visits arranged by V.Ships where possible