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# Tasks & work activities — ship duty engineer
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Source: O*NET 30.3, occupation 53-5031.00 (Ship Engineers).
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## Task statements
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- **[Core]** Monitor the availability, use, or condition of lifesaving equipment or pollution preventatives to ensure that international regulations are followed.
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- **[Core]** Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway, and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.
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- **[Core]** Maintain electrical power, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, water, or sewerage systems.
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- **[Core]** Record orders for changes in ship speed or direction, and note gauge readings or test data, such as revolutions per minute or voltage output, in engineering logs or bellbooks.
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- **[Core]** Perform or participate in emergency drills, as required.
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- **[Core]** Maintain complete records of engineering department activities, including machine operations.
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- **[Core]** Start engines to propel ships, and regulate engines and power transmissions to control speeds of ships, according to directions from captains or bridge computers.
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- **[Core]** Monitor and test operations of engines or other equipment so that malfunctions and their causes can be identified.
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- **[Core]** Maintain or repair engines, electric motors, pumps, winches, or other mechanical or electrical equipment, or assist other crew members with maintenance or repair duties.
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- **[Core]** Perform general marine vessel maintenance or repair work, such as repairing leaks, finishing interiors, refueling, or maintaining decks.
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- **[Core]** Operate or maintain off-loading liquid pumps or valves.
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- **[Core]** Clean engine parts and keep engine rooms clean.
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- **[Core]** Supervise marine engine technicians engaged in the maintenance or repair of mechanical or electrical marine vessels, and inspect their work to ensure that it is performed properly.
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- **[Core]** Order and receive engine room stores, such as oil or spare parts, maintain inventories, and record usage of supplies.
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- **[Core]** Act as a liaison between a ship's captain and shore personnel to ensure that schedules and budgets are maintained and that the ship is operated safely and efficiently.
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- **[Core]** Install engine controls, propeller shafts, or propellers.
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- **[Supplemental]** Fabricate engine replacement parts, such as valves, stay rods, or bolts, using metalworking machinery.
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## Detailed work activities
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- Acquire supplies or equipment.
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- Clean facilities or work areas.
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- Clean machinery or equipment.
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- Communicate with others to coordinate vehicle movement.
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- Control pumps or pumping equipment.
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- Direct emergency management activities.
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- Direct maintenance or repair activities.
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- Fabricate products or components using machine tools.
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- Install parts, assemblies, or attachments in transportation or material handling equipment.
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- Maintain watercraft engines or machinery.
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- Monitor availability of equipment or supplies.
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- Monitor engine operation or functioning.
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- Operate ships or other watercraft.
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- Record operational details of travel.
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- Record operational or production data.
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- Report vehicle or equipment malfunctions.
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