Engine Department

RANK OF JUNIOR ETO

RANK OF JUNIOR ETO

Most ETOs initially join as Junior Marine Electricians, Cadets Electrical, and Assistant Marine Electricians are in lower seafarer ranks than Chief Marine Electricians and Electro-Technical Officers. With time and experience at sea, they work their way up the career ladder as they gain more experience in jobs at sea. Excellent working knowledge of English is …

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Rank Of Motorman

Rank Of Oiler (Motorman)

A motorman conjointly alluded to as an expert individual from the engineering division is the seniormost rate inside the designing of a boat. The administrator plays out a scope of errands associated with the upkeep and fix of designing, fireroom, workshop, refrigerator, and guiding engine space instrumentality.

Rank Of Wiper

Rank Of Wiper

A wiper is the most junior rate within the engineering of a ship. Wiper’s role includes assisting engineers and cleaning Engine areas and machinery. In the contemporary world, a wiper needed to figure on a ship for a particular quantity of time, gaining what is named “sea time.”

Rank Of Third Engineer

Rank Of Third Engineer

According to ranking, the third engineer, commonly known as “3E,” is the third most senior engine officer onboard a marine vessel which is the rank before the second engineer and the rank after the fourth engineer. That makes the position the middle rank between an operational and managerial position, where the third engineer has to be seen as the second engineer assistant.

AboutMarineEngineering

About Marine Engineering

Marine Engineering is a field of engineering studies or a branch of engineering that combines the knowledge of mechanical engineering, electrical/electronics engineering, and naval architecture for the safe operation, maintenance, repairs, and fabrication of parts of a marine power plant, proportion, and other marine auxiliaries onboard a marine vessel or watercraft.

Rank Of Fourth Engineer

Rank Of Fourth Engineer

The fourth engineer (Third Assistant Engineer), commonly known as ‘4E’, is an engine licensed officer in charge of an engine watch that holds a certificate of competency (COC) STCW Regulation III/ 1. The fourth engineer position is the first rank or position an engine attains after getting the Engine Officer of the Watch license, but this rank may not be in some vessels due to the size of the vessel.