Job Description

Promote a strong and proactive safety and quality culture on board.
Always lead by example, especially in safety related issues.
Ensure that safety, quality and environmental excellence performance goals within engine department are met on board.
To develop and control plans for maintenance and technical operation throughout the ship incompliance with applicable standards.
To serve effectively on the Management Committee.
To monitor own performance.
To control all expenditure for technical maintenance and repair.
To direct the deployment of the workforce in close consultation with the Chief Mate and Second Engineer.
To supervise training and drills of engine crew and cadets, to contribute to Company training programmes.
To develop the professional abilities of subordinates.
To command the confidence of the ship's company by firm guidance, exemplary personal conduct and by fostering a congenial working and social environment.

Special Responsibilities

To support implementation of the Safety Management System, to participate in all related activities, to motivate engine crew.
To report to the Master any accident, damage breakdown or near miss occurring in his department and assists in investigations with the intention to traincrew for avoiding re-occurrence.
To ensure in conjunction with the Master that the vessel only leaves port when adequately provided for.
To provide at all times for the seaworthiness of the vessel.
To provide the safety of all personnel during works in engine room spaces and safe maintenance and repair works on deck carried out by engine crew or multipurpose crew.
To be fully familiar with condition of the hull and machinery.
To take charge personally in all emergencies involving machinery.
To maintain the planned maintenance system and documentation up to date by means of using Company approved and Certified planned Maintenance software (SMIS).
To ensure that all persons engaged on maintenance duties are used to optimum advantage.
To regulate the professional development of the engine-room work force.
To follow the maintenance programs for safety equipment and safety devices as required by the Company planned maintenance system
To ensure proper recording of engine logbook, oil record book and others.
To ensure that safety and technical documentation related to his department are properly kept, inventory lists of technical drawings and instructions are maintained.
To control the pollutants generated on board of the vessel and ensure their safe disposal.
To ensure bunkers are taken in safe manner with respect to accepted procedures.
To ensure fuel, lubricating oils and boiler water are tested and reports forwarded as required.
To ensure sufficient quantity of fuel, lubricating oils, fresh water, stores and consumables for the intended voyage, place orders in time through the Master.
To ensure optimum efficiency in use of fuel, lubricating oil and stores.
To provide surveys and certification by Classification Society in due time and to be able carry out personally survey work according to the Classification Society regulations.
In co-operation with Technical Superintendent to prepare repair work lists.
To supervise reasonable requisition, taking receipt and storage of spare parts and technical stores.
To contribute to the disciplinary system on board.
To produce watch instructions and to instruct engineers.
In absence of Second Engineer and Electrical Engineer on board to carry out their operational duties.
To ensure the accurate entries of all documentation and electronic data required by the Ship Management and dispatch of documents and electronic data in goodtime.
The Chief Engineer shall not leave the vessel in port during critical operations such as bunkering and major repairs. Should the Chief Engineer wish to go ashore at other times then he must ensure that the Second Engineer will remain on board and takeover his duties.