Occupation Atlasship duty engineer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6ce86c90-36cc-43ef-a1e0-885d8151f976
ship duty engineer
Ship duty engineers share responsibility for most of the content of the ship's hull. They ensure operation of the main engines, steering mechanism, electrical generation and other major subsystems. They communicate with the ship chief engineer to perform technical operations.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCERealistic · Conventional · Enterprising — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.44
- C Conventional4.91
- E Enterprising3.73
- I Investigative3.54
- S Social1.76
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Ship Engineers (53-5031.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (26)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- International Maritime Organisation conventions
- apply vessel engine regulations
- detect malfunctions in engines
- engine components
- evaluate engine performance
- inspect engine rooms
- maintain vessel engine room
- maintain vessel inventory
- manage safety standards for maritime water transport
- manage second level engines
- manage vessel engines and systems
- maritime law
- moor vessels
- operate diesel propulsion plants
- operate maritime communication equipment
- operate vessel engine room
- operation of different engines
- perform bunkering
- perform routine maintenance of ship engines
- prepare engine room for operation
- principles of combustion engines
- provide support in vessel machinery systems
- ship hull engineering
- stay up-to-date with maritime transportation technology
- unmoor vessels
Optional (12)
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 26 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
ship assistant engineer
14 shared · 12 more of its ownmanage vessel engines and systems, perform bunkering, perform routine maintenance of ship engines, provide support in vessel machinery systems
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engine minder
11 shared · 15 more of its ownapply vessel engine regulations, detect malfunctions in engines, operate vessel engine room, principles of combustion engines
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marine mechanic
8 shared · 29 more of its ownapply vessel engine regulations, detect malfunctions in engines, operate vessel engine room, maintain vessel engine room
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matrose
5 shared · 54 more of its ownprinciples of combustion engines, prepare engine room for operation, maintain vessel engine room, moor vessels
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vessel engine tester
4 shared · 15 more of its ownapply vessel engine regulations, evaluate engine performance, operation of different engines, engine components
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diesel engine mechanic
4 shared · 17 more of its ownprinciples of combustion engines, evaluate engine performance, operation of different engines, engine components
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marine chief engineer
4 shared · 20 more of its ownmaintain vessel inventory, operate vessel engine room, maintain vessel engine room, Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
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ordinary seaman
4 shared · 21 more of its ownmaintain vessel engine room, moor vessels, unmoor vessels, Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
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