OCCUPATION DESCRIPTION
Supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.
SKILLS & REQUIRED SKILL LEVELS
Core Skill Levels Required:
- Critical ThinkingCritical Thinking Skill Levels:- Level 2: Determine whether a subordinate has a good excuse for being late
- Level 4: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
- Level 6: Write legal brief challenging a federal law: 3.75 - RepairingRepairing Skill Levels:- Level 2: Tighten a screw to get a door to close properly
- Level 4: Replace a faulty hydraulic valve
- Level 6: Repair structural damage after an earthquake: 3.75 - TroubleshootingTroubleshooting Skill Levels:- Level 2: Identify the source of a leak by looking under a machine
- Level 4: Identify the circuit causing an electrical system to fail
- Level 6: Direct the debugging of control code for a new operating system: 3.75 - Operation MonitoringOperation Monitoring Skill Levels:- Level 2: Monitor completion times while running a computer program
- Level 4: Monitor machine functions on an automated production line
- Level 6: Monitor and integrate control feedback in a petrochemical processing facility to maintain production flow: 3.75 - Equipment MaintenanceEquipment Maintenance Skill Levels:- Level 2: Add oil to an engine as indicated by a gauge or warning light
- Level 4: Clean moving parts in production machinery
- Level 6: Conduct maintenance checks on an experimental aircraft: 3.62 - MonitoringMonitoring Skill Levels:- Level 2: Proofread and correct a letter
- Level 4: Monitor a meeting's progress and revise the agenda to ensure that important topics are discussed
- Level 6: Review corporate productivity and develop a plan to increase productivity: 3.62 - Operation and ControlOperation and Control Skill Levels:- Level 2: Adjust the settings on a copy machine to make reduced size photocopies
- Level 4: Adjust the speed of assembly line equipment based on the type of product being assembled
- Level 6: Control aircraft approach and landing at a large airport during a busy period: 3.62 - Active ListeningActive Listening Skill Levels:- Level 2: Take a customer's order
- Level 4: Answer inquiries regarding credit references
- Level 6: Preside as judge in a complex legal disagreement: 3.5 - Reading ComprehensionReading Comprehension Skill Levels:- Level 2: Read step-by-step instructions for completing a form
- Level 4: Read a memo from management describing new personnel policies
- Level 6: Read a scientific journal article describing surgical procedures: 3.38 - Complex Problem SolvingComplex Problem Solving Skill Levels:- Level 2: Lay out tools to complete a job
- Level 4: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
- Level 6: Develop and implement a plan to provide emergency relief for a major metropolitan area: 3.38 - Time ManagementTime Management Skill Levels:- Level 2: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
- Level 4: Allocate the time of subordinates to projects for the coming week
- Level 6: Allocate the time of scientists to multiple research projects: 3.38 - CoordinationCoordination Skill Levels:- Level 2: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
- Level 4: Work with others to put a new roof on a house
- Level 6: Work as director of a consulting project calling for interaction with multiple subcontractors: 3.38 - Judgment and Decision MakingJudgment and Decision Making Skill Levels:- Level 2: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
- Level 4: Evaluate a loan application for degree of risk
- Level 6: Decide whether a manufacturing company should invest in new robotics technology: 3.25 - Quality Control AnalysisQuality Control Analysis Skill Levels:- Level 2: Inspect a draft memorandum for clerical errors
- Level 4: Measure new part requisitions for tolerance to specifications
- Level 6: Develop procedures to test a prototype of a new computer system: 3.25 - Management of Personnel ResourcesManagement of Personnel Resources Skill Levels:- Level 2: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a piece of work
- Level 4: Direct the activities of a road repair crew with minimal disruption of traffic flow
- Level 6: Plan, implement, and manage recruitment, training, and incentive programs for a high performance company: 3.25
Supplemental Skill Levels Required:
- SpeakingSpeaking Skill Levels:- Level 2: Greet tourists and explain tourist attractions
- Level 4: Interview applicants to obtain personal and work history
- Level 6: Argue a legal case before the Supreme Court: 3.12 - Active LearningActive Learning Skill Levels:- Level 2: Think about the implications of a newspaper article for job opportunities
- Level 4: Determine the impact of new menu changes on a restaurant's purchasing requirements
- Level 6: Identify the implications of a new scientific theory for product design: 3.12 - InstructingInstructing Skill Levels:- Level 2: Instruct a new employee in the use of a time clock
- Level 4: Instruct a coworker in how to operate a software program
- Level 6: Demonstrate surgical procedure to interns in a teaching hospital: 3.12 - Equipment SelectionEquipment Selection Skill Levels:- Level 2: Select a screwdriver to use in adjusting a vehicle's carburetor
- Level 4: Choose a software application to use to complete a work assignment
- Level 6: Identify the equipment needed to produce a new product line: 3 - Systems AnalysisSystems Analysis Skill Levels:- Level 2: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
- Level 4: Determine how the introduction of a new piece of equipment will affect production rates
- Level 6: Identify how changes in tax laws are likely to affect preferred sites for manufacturing operations in different industries: 3 - WritingWriting Skill Levels:- Level 2: Take a telephone message
- Level 4: Write a memo to staff outlining new directives
- Level 6: Write a novel for publication: 2.88 - Systems EvaluationSystems Evaluation Skill Levels:- Level 2: Determine why a co-worker has been overly optimistic about how long it would take to complete a task
- Level 4: Identify the major reasons why a client might be unhappy with a product
- Level 6: Evaluate the long-term performance problem of a new computer system: 2.88 - Social PerceptivenessSocial Perceptiveness Skill Levels:- Level 2: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
- Level 4: Be aware of how a coworker's promotion will affect a work group
- Level 6: Counsel depressive patients during a crisis period: 2.75 - Service OrientationService Orientation Skill Levels:- Level 2: Ask customers if they would like cups of coffee
- Level 4: Make flight reservations for customers, using airline reservation system
- Level 6: Direct relief agency operations in a disaster area: 2.62 - Learning StrategiesLearning Strategies Skill Levels:- Level 2: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
- Level 4: Identify an alternative approach that might help trainees who are having difficulties
- Level 6: Apply principles of educational psychology to develop new teaching methods: 2.62 - ScienceScience Skill Levels:- Level 2: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
- Level 4: Conduct product tests to ensure safety standards are met, following written instructions
- Level 6: Conduct analyses of aerodynamic systems to determine the practicality of an aircraft design: 2.5 - MathematicsMathematics Skill Levels:- Level 2: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
- Level 4: Calculate the square footage of a new home under construction
- Level 6: Develop a mathematical model to simulate and resolve an engineering problem: 2.38 - PersuasionPersuasion Skill Levels:- Level 2: Solicit donations for a charity
- Level 4: Convince a supervisor to purchase a new copy machine
- Level 6: Change the opinion of the jury in a complex legal case: 2.12 - InstallationInstallation Skill Levels:- Level 2: Install a new air filter in an air conditioner
- Level 4: Install new switches for a telephone exchange
- Level 6: Install a 'one of a kind' process production molding machine: 2.12 - NegotiationNegotiation Skill Levels:- Level 2: Present justification to a manager for altering work schedule
- Level 4: Contract with a wholesaler to sell items at a given cost
- Level 6: Work as an ambassador in negotiating a new treaty: 2 - Management of Material ResourcesManagement of Material Resources Skill Levels:- Level 2: Rent a meeting room for a management meeting
- Level 4: Evaluate an annual uniform service contract for delivery drivers
- Level 6: Determine the computer system needs of a large corporation and monitor use of the equipment: 1.5 - Operations AnalysisOperations Analysis Skill Levels:- Level 2: Select a photocopy machine for an office
- Level 4: Suggest changes in software to make a system more user friendly
- Level 6: Identify the control system needed for a new process production plant: 1.25 - Management of Financial ResourcesManagement of Financial Resources Skill Levels:- Level 2: Take money from petty cash to buy office supplies and record the amount of the expenditure
- Level 4: Prepare and manage a budget for a short-term project
- Level 6: Develop and approve yearly budgets for a large corporation and obtain financing as necessary: 0.88 - ProgrammingProgramming Skill Levels:- Level 2: Write a program in BASIC to sort objects in a database
- Level 4: Write a statistical analysis program to analyze demographic data
- Level 6: Write expert system programs to analyze ground radar geological data for probable existence of mineral deposits: 0.75 - Technology DesignTechnology Design Skill Levels:- Level 2: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
- Level 4: Redesign the handle on a hand tool for easier gripping
- Level 6: Create new technology for producing industrial diamonds: 0.75
CORE TASKS
- Monitor the availability, use, or condition of lifesaving equipment or pollution preventatives to ensure that international regulations are followed.
- Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway, and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.
- Maintain electrical power, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, water, or sewerage systems.
- Record orders for changes in ship speed or direction, and note gauge readings or test data, such as revolutions per minute or voltage output, in engineering logs or bellbooks.
- Perform or participate in emergency drills, as required.
- Maintain complete records of engineering department activities, including machine operations.
- Start engines to propel ships, and regulate engines and power transmissions to control speeds of ships, according to directions from captains or bridge computers.
- Monitor and test operations of engines or other equipment so that malfunctions and their causes can be identified.
- Maintain or repair engines, electric motors, pumps, winches, or other mechanical or electrical equipment, or assist other crew members with maintenance or repair duties.
- Perform general marine vessel maintenance or repair work, such as repairing leaks, finishing interiors, refueling, or maintaining decks.
- Operate or maintain off-loading liquid pumps or valves.
- Clean engine parts and keep engine rooms clean.
- Supervise marine engine technicians engaged in the maintenance or repair of mechanical or electrical marine vessels, and inspect their work to ensure that it is performed properly.
- Order and receive engine room stores, such as oil or spare parts, maintain inventories, and record usage of supplies.
- Install engine controls, propeller shafts, or propellers.