Marine engineer
As marine engineers , the technical officers on board are sea-going vessels referred entrusted with the management and monitoring of the machinery of a ship. The qualification corresponds to the international ship manning regulation STCW . The claims for the acquisition of the certificates of competency, also called patents , are regulated according to the engine power installed in the ship, the prospective sailing area and the desired position on board. In the technical branch, a distinction is made between two patent levels: on the one hand the "Certificate of Competence for technical service on ships with all propulsion powers" and on the other hand the "Certificate of Competence for Ship Engineers: Technical Service on ships with a propulsion power of up to 750 kW".
The basic requirement for admission to all patents is a school leaving certificate and proof of twelve months of sea voyage. This can be proven, for example, by a ship mechanic apprenticeship. For the training as a technical watch officer at a technical college, the technical diploma is also a prerequisite.
It is possible to combine training for technical and nautical certificates. The crew member who is equally qualified in both areas can then be deployed as a ship operations officer in the overall ship operation.
Web links
- Association of German Ship Engineers - VDSI: http://www.schiffsingenieursvereinigung.de
- Go-Maritime.net - video report about the daily routine and the tasks of a ship's engineer (English)
literature
- Klaus Bösche, Karl-Heinz Hochhaus, Herwig Pollem: Steamers, Diesel and Turbines - The World of Ship Engineers . Convent 2005, ISBN 978-3934613850 .
- Manual ship operating technology: Operation - Monitoring - Maintenance. Seehafenverlag. 2nd edition 2012, ISBN 978-3877438299 .