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Fire safety rules
The Chief Engineer shall endeavor to ensure that all members of his staff are aware of all corporate, statutory, local authority and statutory fire and safety regulations and that such laws are strictly adhered to.
He must ensure that all safety equipment assigned to those parts of the ship which are under his direct control are maintained in proper condition and, in particular, he must also ensure that the lifeboat engines and all emergency equipment always ready to use.
Allocation of watchkeeping responsibilities
When applying for ship chief engineer vacancies, it must be taken into account that the chief engineer must allocate watchman responsibilities to his staff, ensuring that a competent member of staff will keep the watch.
The mechanic is always responsible for the machine rooms. When the ship is in port, the Chief Engineer must ensure that either himself or the 2nd Engineer/Chief Officer are available at all times. When the ship is sailing in pilot waters, during river passages and at all times, as
supervised by a foreman, the chief mechanic must ensure sufficient qualifications
personnel are on duty in the engine room.
When the ship is operating in UMS mode (vacancy of the ship's chief engineer), all alarms that arise must be answered either by the engineer on watch or by the chief engineer, if he is not the engineer on duty. However, some alarms can also be responded to by a rated load, e.g. high/low level holds that are familiar.
Accident Prevention
The chief engineer must make every effort to help prevent accidents on board the ship. He must ensure that his employees are fully familiar with the correct operating procedures for all machines. Particular attention should be paid to instructing personnel on the correct procedure for igniting the oil burners of a boiler when manually operated and opening any pressure vessel for internal inspection.
All engine room personnel should be familiar with the relevant sections of the Merchant Seafarer Code of Safe Work Practices and the company safety manual.
There should be a procedure in place to check and record the condition of all hand tools and portable equipment, with particular attention to connections and cables.
Watch mechanic, duties
The Engineer on Watch is directly responsible to the Chief Engineer and has full authority to ensure the safe and economical operation of major and auxiliary equipment while on duty. Before being relieved of duty, the engineer on watch will complete all necessary entries in the engineer's log book. The relief engineer on watch will conduct a thorough inspection of the machinery spaces before taking responsibility for the next period of duty.
When a ship is operating under the control of a UMS, the officer in charge of the watch must ensure that all normal watch duties are performed during her service. He must make a final inspection of all machinery spaces, preferably not earlier than 2300 hours, and make final log entries at the same time. time.
Officials-Responsibilities (vacancies for ship's chief engineer)
The engineer on watch is responsible in front of the OS bridge for:
Ensuring that main engines operate or maneuver as required. Providing electrical energy needed for navigation and operational equipment, including steering.
Periodically unattended machinery spaces (UMS)
It is the responsibility of the duty mechanic to notify the chief engineer of any fault or malfunction.
failure of any element affecting the control and/or alarm system. Upon receipt of such information, the chief engineer, after consultation with the captain, will decide on the need to return to watchkeeping with the crew.
When a ship is operating an emergency control system and a person needs to independently enter the engine room, he must:
Notify the bridge of his presence
Report to the OS bridge by telephone at intervals not exceeding 20 minutes, or use a dead man's alarm if equipped
Inform the OS bridge when leaving the engine room that the ship has resumed operation of the control unit.
Transfer: Responsibility Duty
An engineer on watch cannot be relieved of his duties until he has been formally relieved by another engineer on watch. When transferring him to his shift, the engineer on duty must inform him of all issues relating to the condition of all mechanisms.
Pollution Prevention Control (vacancies for ship's chief engineer)
Every effort must be made to avoid pollution of the atmosphere, seas and inland waterways. The provisions of the International Convention(s) for the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Oil must be observed. In addition to local port regulations, no pollutant shall be discharged overboard without the master's permission. Oil accounting books must be fully updated at all times. In case of exceeding the limits of MARPOL 73/78 (as amended), please refer to the ship's oil pollution emergency plan (OPEP) and the rules for maintaining the Oil Record Book. Any overboard outlet valve which, if inadvertently opened, could result in oil contamination should be locked while the vessel is in port or passing through restricted waters.
