second-officer/references/profile.md

Occupation profile — second officer

• ESCO URI: http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d48d4949-73a2-40d7-8350-329cda6b5a9a
• ESCO code: 3153.2.6
• ISCO-08 group: 3153 — Aircraft pilots and related associate professionals

Description (ESCO)

Second officers are responsible for monitoring and controlling various aircraft systems including fixed-wing and rotary wing. They work in close coordination with the two pilots during all phases of flight. They make pre-flight, inflight, and post flight inspections, adjustments, and minor repairs. They verify parameters such as passenger and cargo distribution, the amount of fuel, aircraft performance, and appropriate engine speed according to instructions of pilots.

Definition

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Alternative labels

• flight engineer
• inflight engineer