Chief Engineer

Degenral Responsibilities:

• Maintenance, operation and condition of the vessel's machinery systems, including main, auxiliary and electrical machinery, propulsion and associated equipment.
• Safety within the engine room and associated machinery spaces and for ensuring that all emergency and safety equipment is maintained in serviceable order.
• In charge of and responsible for the efficient organisation and running of the engine room department.
• To be fully familiar with the vessel's documented safety management system.
• Ensuring that the engine room personnel carry out their duties in a safe and competent manner and in accordance with the company's documented safety management system.
• The Chief Engineer is required to be fully familiar with the engine room layout.

Specific Responsibilities

• Maintenance, servicing and routine inspection of all mechanical, hydraulic and electrical plant on board including deck, domestic and catering equipment.
• Ensuring that:
  • sufficient fuel and lubricating oils are on board in order to safely maintain the vessel's sailing schedules
  • engine room spares are maintained at an acceptable level
  • bunkering and oil transfers are carried out in accordance with the SOPEP manual.
  • engine room department fully comply with the vessel's permit to enter enclosed spaces and permit to work system.
  • keeping and maintaining records of machinery maintenance.
  • classification society and statutory surveys are properly carried out.
  • engine room personnel use personal protection equipment and clothing properly.
  • engine room walkways, escape and access routes are kept clear.
  • cleanliness and orderliness of the engine room, associated machinery spaces and his own personal accommodation.
  • participate in the shipboard training programme
  • alarms and monitoring devices are in good working order when the machinery spaces are unmanned.