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3.9 KiB

Competences — marine chief engineer

Source: ESCO v1.2.1 occupation-skill relations (http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cd19e8d1-6abd-4c99-a9bb-85e7c30aca31).

Essential

  • analyse work-related written reports (skill/competence)
  • carry out navigational calculations (skill/competence)
  • communicate verbal instructions (skill/competence)
  • conduct financial audits (skill/competence)
  • electrical systems used in transportation (knowledge)
  • electronics (knowledge)
  • electronics principles (knowledge)
  • Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (knowledge)
  • International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (knowledge)
  • international regulations for preventing collisions at sea (knowledge)
  • maintain vessel engine room (skill/competence)
  • maintain vessel inventory (skill/competence)
  • maintain voyage logs (skill/competence)
  • manage staff (skill/competence)
  • maritime electric drives (knowledge)
  • mechanical tools (knowledge)
  • operate mechanical equipment of ships (skill/competence)
  • operate vessel engine room (skill/competence)
  • perform quality audits (skill/competence)
  • physical parts of the vessel (knowledge)
  • principles of mechanical engineering (knowledge)
  • repair vessel electrical systems (skill/competence)
  • repair vessel mechanical systems (skill/competence)
  • use maritime English (skill/competence)

Optional

  • act reliably (skill/competence)
  • adjust engineering designs (skill/competence)
  • apply transportation management concepts (skill/competence)
  • approve engineering design (skill/competence)
  • coordinate fire fighting (skill/competence)
  • engineering principles (knowledge)
  • engineering processes (knowledge)
  • ensure compliance with environmental legislation (skill/competence)
  • ensure vessel compliance with regulations (skill/competence)
  • execute analytical mathematical calculations (skill/competence)
  • extinguish fires (skill/competence)
  • fire-fighting systems (knowledge)
  • fishing vessels (knowledge)
  • follow ethical code of conduct in transport services (skill/competence)
  • have computer literacy (skill/competence)
  • lead a team in fishery services (skill/competence)
  • maintain electrical equipment (skill/competence)
  • maintain electronic equipment (skill/competence)
  • maintain safe engineering watches (skill/competence)
  • maintain shipboard machinery (skill/competence)
  • manage engine-room resources (skill/competence)
  • manage safety standards for maritime water transport (skill/competence)
  • manage ship emergency plans (skill/competence)
  • manage the operation of propulsion plant machinery (skill/competence)
  • maritime law (knowledge)
  • mathematics (knowledge)
  • mechanical engineering (knowledge)
  • mechanics (knowledge)
  • mechanics of vessels (knowledge)
  • operate control systems (skill/competence)
  • operate life-saving appliances (skill/competence)
  • operate marine machinery systems (skill/competence)
  • operate pumping systems (skill/competence)
  • operate ship propulsion system (skill/competence)
  • operate ship rescue machinery (skill/competence)
  • perform small vessel safety measures (skill/competence)
  • perform small vessel safety procedures (skill/competence)
  • pollution prevention (knowledge)
  • prevent fires on board (skill/competence)
  • prevent sea pollution (skill/competence)
  • risks associated with undertaking fishing operations (knowledge)
  • ship related legislative requirements (knowledge)
  • supervise crew (skill/competence)
  • swim (skill/competence)
  • train employees (skill/competence)

Market evidence (job-ad analysis, 25 ads, as of 2026-07-15)

Share of analyzed job ads mentioning the item (threshold ≥ 20 %). Source: JSearch/Adzuna APIs.

Hard skills

  • machinery maintenance — 28 %
  • machinery operation — 20 %

Responsibilities

  • machinery maintenance — 20 %