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Ship duty engineer

Other names

maritime duty engineer, maritime engineering officer, maritime officer of engineering watch, ship engineering officer, duty engineer on a ship

Boats and shipping

They keep a ship's engines, steering and power systems running, check for faults, fix machines, and work with the chief engineer.

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The work

The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway, and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.

  2. 2

    Monitor the availability, use, or condition of lifesaving equipment or pollution preventatives to ensure that international regulations are followed.

  3. 3

    Monitor and test operations of engines or other equipment so that malfunctions and their causes can be identified.

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
lieutenant mécanicien/lieutenante mécanicienne
español
ingeniero naval especializado en maquinaria y sistemas eléctricos/ingeniera naval especializada en maquinaria y sistemas eléctricos
العربية
مهندس خدمة السفن / مهندسة خدمة السفن
português
Oficial de turno
Deutsch
Wachmaschinist Schiff/Wachmaschinistin Schiff
italiano
ufficiale di guardia in macchina

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