3rd Engineer / SAGA cruises

Technical Department Responsibility:

Responsible for the safe and efficient repair and maintenance of all engine equipment and associated machinery.
The keeping of Engine Room watches as required and identified by the Chief Engineer in accordance with the Safety Management Manuals.

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, manoeuvrings, etc.

In ships with Unattended Machinery Spaces Certificate, adequate personnel shall always attend the Engine Control Room.

Responsibility for: Any task assigned by the Chief Engineer and any watch specific requirements, assisting 2nd Engineer if necessary and:

• 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.
• Auxiliary boilers.
• Exhaust gas boilers.
• Boiler water treatment.
• Steam and condensate systems.
• All machinery cooling systems water treatment.
• Chemical inventory.
• 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

• Ensure that planned maintenance assigned to their discipline is conducted and reported.
• Attend passenger social events as directed by the Head of Department.
• Partake in inspections, trainings and meetings as directed by the Head of Department.
• Other tasks pertaining to departmental operations as directed by Head of Department.