Bernardo Carpio Cataggatan

**Job Description: Chief Marine Engineer**

**Responsibilities:**

**Leadership and Management:**
- Serve as an integral member of the vessel’s Shipboard Management team, contributing to strategic decision-making processes.
- Coordinate and delegate tasks to the 2nd Engineer and Chief Officer, ensuring smooth operations and adherence to maintenance schedules.
- Assign daily, weekly, or monthly tasks within the Shipboard Management Team based on job descriptions, responsibilities, experience, and skill sets.
- Ensure the presence of at least one Senior Engine Officer and one Junior Engine Officer in the Engine Room during port approaches and harbour manoeuvres.
- Collaborate with the Shipboard Management to ensure all work operations comply with STCW rest hour requirements, maintaining safety and efficiency.

**Maintenance and Repairs:**
- Oversee the comprehensive maintenance and repair of the vessel’s main and auxiliary machinery, including:
- Pumping and piping systems
- Boiler plants
- Refrigeration systems
- Electrical and control systems
- Navigational equipment
- Steering gear systems
- Galley equipment
- Cargo handling equipment and deck machinery
- Lifesaving (LSA) and Firefighting (FFA) appliances (e.g., emergency fire pump, CO2 system, foam system, lifeboat davits)
- Execute all maintenance and repair activities in accordance with the planned maintenance program, manuals, manufacturer’s instructions, company procedures, and Classification Society rules and regulations.
- Coordinate maintenance with shore-based contractors, ensuring the vessel is prepared for dry-docking or repair yard visits.

**Safety and Compliance:**
- Ensure compliance with international maritime regulations, MARPOL requirements, company policies, and safety standards, promoting a culture of safety on board.
- Implement the permit-to-work system, lockout/tagout system, and ensure maintenance is performed per company PMS guidelines.
- Supervise the operation and maintenance of the vessel’s firefighting and lifesaving equipment.
- Respond efficiently to emergencies on board, including fire, abandon ship, man-overboard, collision or grounding, loss of steering or electrical power, and machinery malfunctions.
- Certify all entries in the Oil Record Book Part I, signing each page next to the Master’s signature, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Maintain compliance with pollution prevention requirements and company procedures related to waste handling.

**Energy Efficiency:**
- Ensure all vessel operations and maintenance activities prioritize energy efficiency and adhere to SEEMP (Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan) guidelines.
- Monitor and optimize fuel consumption to enhance the vessel’s energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
- Implement energy-saving measures and technologies to improve overall vessel performance.

**Inventory and Documentation:**
- Manage the inventory of spare parts, tools, and consumables, ensuring readiness and availability.
- Ensure proper insulation for medium power electrical switchboards.
- Maintain detailed instructions for starting, operating, and shutting down critical equipment, ensuring they are posted near equipment locations.
- Monitor and order bunkers, lubrication oils, and other necessary materials for safe and efficient vessel operations.
- Regularly update records, journals, printouts, and submit reports as required by Classification Societies, shipping authorities, and company procedures.

**Operational Support:**
- Assist the Master/Captain in matters related to the vessel’s safe, efficient, and effective operation.
- Maintain a presence in the engine room during manoeuvring, ensuring machinery operates correctly, and inform the bridge and Engine Room of your absence and whereabouts.
- Ensure comprehensive knowledge and understanding of cargo handling equipment, piping and pumping equipment, moorings, and other onboard arrangements.
- Prepare transfer plans and ensure sufficient tank volume during bunkering operations.

**Crew Management:**
- Ensure subordinate engine officers, cadets, repair engineers, ratings, and others understand their positions and responsibilities on board.
- Coordinate with the Chief Officer and Safety Officer regarding the maintenance of safety, lifesaving, and firefighting equipment.
- Organize and conduct drills in accordance with international rules and regulations.
- Issue necessary instructions to engine officers to ensure compliance with local, national, and international regulations and company policies.
- Ensure comprehensive coverage of maintenance and repair across all areas of the vessel.

**Brief Job Description: 2nd Marine Engineer Officer**

**Responsibilities:**

**Maintenance and Repairs:**
- Assist the Chief Engineer in overseeing the maintenance and repair of the vessel’s main and auxiliary machinery, including:
- Pumping and piping systems
- Boiler plants
- Refrigeration systems
- Electrical and control systems
- Navigational equipment
- Steering gear systems
- Galley equipment
- Cargo handling equipment and deck machinery
- Lifesaving (LSA) and Firefighting (FFA) appliances
- Execute maintenance and repair activities as per the planned maintenance program, manuals, manufacturer’s instructions, company procedures, and Classification Society rules and regulations.
- Monitor the performance of machinery and systems, identifying and troubleshooting issues to ensure continuous and efficient operation.

**Operational Support:**
- Support the Chief Engineer during port approaches and harbour manoeuvres, ensuring machinery operates correctly.
- Assist in monitoring and adjusting fuel consumption to optimize energy efficiency and reduce emissions.
- Participate in the bunkering process, ensuring proper procedures are followed and necessary safety measures are in place.

**Safety and Compliance:**
- Ensure all engineering operations comply with international maritime regulations, MARPOL requirements, company policies, and safety standards.
- Implement and follow the permit-to-work system, lockout/tagout system, and maintenance guidelines per company PMS protocols.
- Maintain and operate the vessel’s firefighting and lifesaving equipment, ensuring readiness for emergencies.

**Inventory and Documentation:**
- Assist in managing the inventory of spare parts, tools, and consumables, ensuring availability and readiness.
- Maintain detailed records of maintenance and repair activities, equipment performance, and operational logs.
- Ensure accurate entries in the Oil Record Book and other required documentation.

**Crew Management:**
- Supervise and mentor junior engineering staff, ensuring they understand their duties and responsibilities.
- Conduct training sessions in coordination with the Chief Engineer and Safety Officer to ensure crew preparedness for emergencies.
- Delegate tasks to junior engineers and engine ratings, providing guidance and support as needed.

**Qualifications:**
- Valid 2nd Engineer Certificate of Competency (COC) as per STCW regulations.
- In-depth knowledge of vessel machinery, maintenance procedures, and safety protocols.
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under pressure.
- Effective communication and leadership skills.

**Job Description for 3rd Marine Engineer Officer**

**Functions:**
- Follow the legal orders of the Chief Engineer (ChEng) and 2nd Engineer (2Eng).
- Assist both the ChEng and 2Eng in ensuring the vessel’s safe and efficient operation, and in maintaining and repairing:
- Main and auxiliary machinery
- Accessories of main and auxiliary machinery
- Electrical installations
- Perform operations, maintenance, and repairs in accordance with:
- Manuals
- Manufacturer’s instructions and procedures
- Company procedures
- Classification Society rules and regulations

**Responsibilities:**

**General Responsibilities:**
- Maintain valid certification in compliance with rank and vessel type.
- Be thoroughly familiar with the vessel and its equipment, including:
- Machinery installations
- Associated equipment
- Muster lists and their contents
- Safety, firefighting, and lifesaving equipment, particularly in the engine room
- Understand and implement the permit-to-work and lockout/tagout systems.
- Maintain a safe and efficient engineering watch in compliance with company policies and international regulations.
- Perform duties associated with:
- Taking over a watch
- Routine watch duties
- Handing over a watch
- Possess knowledge of:
- Types of fire and firefighting systems
- Extinguishing agents
- Fire prevention and detection systems
- Have operational knowledge of Life Saving Appliances, including:
- Portable radio apparatus
- Emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs)
- Search and rescue transponders (SARTs)
- Survival at sea techniques
- Respond efficiently to onboard emergencies such as:
- Fire
- Abandon ship
- Man-overboard manoeuvres
- Collision or grounding
- Loss of steering or electrical power, including operating the emergency generator, leak detection, and machinery malfunctions
- Conduct maintenance as per the Planned Maintenance System (PMS).
- Protect the vessel and its equipment, ensuring the prevention of unauthorized access and participating in thorough stowaway searches.
- Report to the Duty Officer when leaving or returning to the vessel.
- Have knowledge of basic first aid for injuries expected in machinery spaces and the correct use of first aid equipment.
- Ensure compliance with all local, national, and international pollution prevention requirements.
- Make accurate and timely entries in engine log books and oil record books in coordination with the ChEng and 2Eng.
- Familiarize with "Workplace Instructions" and "Risk Assessments" available onboard, issuing such instructions and assessments when necessary.
- Coordinate with the 2Eng to plan operations, ensuring compliance with STCW rest hour requirements.
- Carry out work operations safely, efficiently, and effectively, using correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and equipment.
- Understand the operation of pollution prevention equipment such as oily water separators, sludge tank systems, and sewage disposal plants.
- Operate and maintain this equipment according to manuals and instructions.
- Ensure electrical equipment or machinery is isolated, tagged, and an electrical work permit is issued before starting work.

**While on Duty:**
- Maintain records, the engine log book, and other necessary documentation.
- Ensure accurate readings during the watch and for routine checks and draining of engine room components.
- Assist in preparing the main and auxiliary machinery for operation.
- Start, couple, and change over alternators or generators, locate common machinery faults, and take preventive actions.
- Perform daily and weekly checks of water quantity and quality in boiler plants and cooling water systems, and take corrective actions if necessary.
- Maintain and operate boiler plants, auxiliary engines, fuel injection nozzles, exhaust valves, bilge system valves and pipes, and inert gas plants.
- Analyze bunker and lubrication oil samples, maintaining an inventory of analysis kits.
- Test alarms connected to the bilge system.
- Operate, check, and maintain purifiers, air compressors, and spare main engine fuel injection nozzles.
- Conduct weekly safety checks of lifeboat and MOB boat engines, fire flaps, emergency generators, and emergency starting air compressors.
- Perform routine pumping operations.
- Ensure machinery operates safely during unmanned periods.
- Supervise and train subordinate crew members in safety procedures.
- Maintain cleanliness and order in all areas of responsibility.

**Safety:**
- Act as the Designated Safety Officer jointly with the 2nd Officer, handling responsibilities as per the Safety Management System (SMS).
- Prepare for the role of Safety Officer.

**Taking Over Duties:**
- Follow the 3Eng/4Eng handover notes and checklist.
- Adhere to the handover process procedure.
- Be familiar with the company’s Safety Management System.

**Division of Duties:**
- The specific duties of the 3rd Marine Engineer Officer as an Officer in Charge (OIC) of an engineering watch, along with the 4th Engineer, are divided by the Chief Engineer, subject to the Chief Engineer's decision and discretion.

**Job Description for 4th Marine Engineer Officer**

**Functions:**
- Follow the legal orders of the Chief Engineer (ChEng) and 2nd Engineer (2Eng).
- Assist both the ChEng and 2Eng in ensuring the vessel’s safe and efficient operation, and in maintaining and repairing:
- Main and auxiliary machinery
- Accessories of main and auxiliary machinery
- Electrical installations
- Perform operations, maintenance, and repairs in accordance with:
- Manuals
- Manufacturer’s instructions and procedures
- Company procedures
- Classification Society rules and regulations

**Responsibilities:**

**General Responsibilities:**
- Maintain valid certification in compliance with rank and vessel type.
- Be thoroughly familiar with the vessel and its equipment, including:
- Machinery installations
- Associated equipment
- Muster lists and their contents
- Safety, firefighting, and lifesaving equipment, particularly in the engine room
- Understand and implement the permit-to-work and lockout/tagout systems.
- Maintain a safe and efficient engineering watch in compliance with company policies and international regulations.
- Perform duties associated with:
- Taking over a watch
- Routine watch duties
- Handing over a watch
- Possess knowledge of:
- Types of fire and firefighting systems
- Extinguishing agents
- Fire prevention and detection systems
- Have operational knowledge of Life Saving Appliances, including:
- Portable radio apparatus
- Emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs)
- Search and rescue transponders (SARTs)
- Survival at sea techniques
- Respond efficiently to onboard emergencies such as:
- Fire
- Abandon ship
- Man-overboard manoeuvres
- Collision or grounding
- Loss of steering or electrical power, including operating the emergency generator, leak detection, and machinery malfunctions
- Conduct maintenance as per the Planned Maintenance System (PMS).
- Protect the vessel and its equipment, ensuring the prevention of unauthorized access and participating in thorough stowaway searches.
- Report to the Duty Officer when leaving or returning to the vessel.
- Have knowledge of basic first aid for injuries expected in machinery spaces and the correct use of first aid equipment.
- Ensure compliance with all local, national, and international pollution prevention requirements.
- Make accurate and timely entries in engine log books and oil record books in coordination with the ChEng and 2Eng.
- Familiarize with "Workplace Instructions" and "Risk Assessments" available onboard, issuing such instructions and assessments when necessary.
- Coordinate with the 2Eng to plan operations, ensuring compliance with STCW rest hour requirements.
- Carry out work operations safely, efficiently, and effectively, using correct Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and equipment.
- Understand the operation of pollution prevention equipment such as oily water separators, sludge tank systems, and sewage disposal plants.
- Operate and maintain this equipment according to manuals and instructions.
- Ensure electrical equipment or machinery is isolated, tagged, and an electrical work permit is issued before starting work.

**While on Duty:**
- Maintain records, the engine log book, and other necessary documentation.
- Ensure accurate readings during the watch and for routine checks and draining of engine room components.
- Assist in preparing the main and auxiliary machinery for operation.
- Start, couple, and change over alternators or generators, locate common machinery faults, and take preventive actions.
- Perform daily and weekly checks of water quantity and quality in boiler plants and cooling water systems, and take corrective actions if necessary.
- Maintain and operate boiler plants, auxiliary engines, fuel injection nozzles, exhaust valves, bilge system valves and pipes, and inert gas plants.
- Analyze bunker and lubrication oil samples, maintaining an inventory of analysis kits.
- Test alarms connected to the bilge system.
- Operate, check, and maintain purifiers, air compressors, and spare main engine fuel injection nozzles.
- Conduct weekly safety checks of lifeboat and MOB boat engines, fire flaps, emergency generators, and emergency starting air compressors.
- Perform routine pumping operations.
- Ensure machinery operates safely during unmanned periods.
- Supervise and train subordinate crew members in safety procedures.
- Maintain cleanliness and order in all areas of responsibility.

**Safety:**
- Act as the Designated Safety Officer jointly with the 2nd Officer, handling responsibilities as per the Safety Management System (SMS).
- Prepare for the role of Safety Officer.

**Taking Over Duties:**
- Follow the 3Eng/4Eng handover notes and checklist.
- Adhere to the handover process procedure.
- Be familiar with the company’s Safety Management System.

**Division of Duties:**
- The specific duties of the 4th Marine Engineer Officer as an Officer in Charge (OIC) of an engineering watch, along with the 3rd Engineer, are divided by the Chief Engineer, subject to the Chief Engineer's decision and discretion.

**Engine Cadet**

**About the Role:**
- **Reports to:** Second Engineer
- **Substitute:** None

**Authority:**
- In an emergency, authorized to use all means available to ensure the safety of the ship, crew, and environment.
- The Cadet retains all duties and rights under the Merchant Shipping and Seamen’s Acts.

**Functions:**
- Report to appointed Training Officers, typically
- 2nd Engineer for Engine Cadets
- Complete all topics specified in the training record book, covering all shipboard tasks and duties to become a competent officer.
- Know the location and use of safety equipment.

**Responsibilities:**

**General Responsibilities:**
- Maintain appropriate and valid certification for rank and vessel type.
- Familiarize with the vessel and its equipment, including safety, lifesaving, and firefighting equipment, and muster lists.
- Respond correctly and efficiently to emergencies such as fire, abandon ship, chemical or oil spills, and other situations.
- Be aware of emergency escape routes from machinery spaces and the accommodation.
- Report to the Duty Officer when leaving or returning to the vessel to help register crew information.
- Understand the internal communication and alarm systems.
- Know the location and use of pyrotechnic distress signals, EPIRBs, and SARTs.
- Wear appropriate PPE while carrying out shipboard operations on deck or in the engine room.
- Comply with orders and instructions, confirming understanding clearly.

**Watch Duties:**
- Assist under supervision to maintain
- Watch in a manned engine room
- Perform duties in a periodically unmanned engine room
- Complete tasks and projects in the training record book timely, with approval from the training officer and verification by the Chief Engineer.

**Knowledge and Compliance:**
- Learn shipboard terms, definitions, and names of deck and machinery parts.
- Understand and follow "Workplace Instructions" and "Risk Assessments" available onboard.
- Comply with pollution prevention requirements and handle garbage, paints, detergents, chemicals, and oily residues according to procedures and regulations.
- Follow “No smoking” and “Open Fire” regulations.
- Take measures to protect the vessel and its equipment, prevent unauthorized access, and participate in thorough stowaway searches before sailing.
- Discuss safety-related concerns with the safety group and during safety meetings.
- Ensure all areas under responsibility, such as cabins, are clean, tidy, and in good condition.

**Certification and Training:**
- In agreement with the head of the shore-based training facility, pass appropriate tests to comply with STCW regulations for certification as:
- Officers in charge of a navigational watch on vessels of 500GT or more
- Officers in charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine room or designated duty engineers in a periodically unmanned engine room

**Taking Over Duties:**
- Be familiar with the Safety Management System (SMS).