Mandarin Speaking Second Engineer for MSC Cruises

• As a 2nd Engineer Officer aboard our state-of-the-art passenger vessels, you will play an essential role in ensuring the smooth operation of our engine room.
•  Reporting directly to the Staff Engineer, you will oversee engine watch-keeping and uphold the safety and efficiency of technical systems. 
• Your expertise will help us deliver exceptional experiences for our passengers while maintaining the highest standards of safety and sustainability. 

Key Responsibilities

•  By mutual arrangement with the Staff Engineer, to be on board the vessel at any time the First Engineer Officer is absent from the ship. 
•  He/She may be assigned to engine control room watch duties by monitoring the safe and proper operation of all main propulsion, auxiliary engines and their belonging systems, machinery and equipment within the engine room. 
•  Inspect all assigned work in progress, and on completion, assure that manpower is utilized to the fullest extent, that work is executed properly in accordance with acceptable standards and that no wastage of materials occurs and upkeep of the department.
•  During his watch he/she has to control the proper disposals of all refuse, rags etc. to avoid fire and other hazards during and after work. 
•  To train personnel assigned to his engine watch (particularly new personnel) to follow safe working practices, ensuring that functions are fully recognized by each member. 
•  To attend when invited by the Master and when duty permits all cocktail parties and social and entertaining activities and functions. 

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

 Mandatory:

•  STCW Certificate of Competency III/2 
•  Experience on board vessels of at least 90,000 Gross Tonnage
•  High Voltage and Crowd & Crisis courses (to be completed if not already held)

 Preferred:

•   Experience with Diesel Electric Wärtsilä 4-stroke engines,
• as well as Pod, Azipod, and A.W.T. Scrubber systems 
•  ERM and Automation courses 

About V.Group

V.Group provides a full range of ship management and marine support services to ship owners and operators around the globe, as well as the ability to blend those services together in unique combinations to meet specific customer needs. Guided by our values, we aim to deliver excellence in every area in which we operate, with safety being our number one priority.

To help us achieve that, our group of companies and brands work interdependently, operating across different sectors, allowing us to become a comprehensive supplier of maritime and offshore services around the world.