Full-Time Ferry Chief Engineer
Job Description
- Supervise and coordinate activities of vessel staff engaged in operating and maintaining propulsion and other engines, generators, deck, machinery, electrical, refrigeration and sanitation equipment and related systems on board ferry vessels.
- Ensure employees operate engineering systems in accordance with rules and regulations established by the US Coast Guard, NC Department of Transportation, and policies and procedures of the Ferry Division.
- Ensure employees follow all safety and Homeland Security rules and regulations.
- Create performance reports to be reviewed by senior staff through written reports and inspections performed by US Coast Guard staff.
- Check, operate, and maintain marine equipment, including engines, generators, steering gears, pumps, and other auxiliary equipment.
- Perform minor emergency repairs while underway.
- Execute orders received from the Ferry Master relating to starting, stopping, speed of vessel, and other operations while vessel is underway.
- Maintain and operate all below-deck firefighting equipment.
- Prepare and maintain records of all tools and parts.
- Keep daily logs of all machinery operations, including engine RPMs time, temperature, pressures, oil changes, quantity of fuel and water aboard, and all repairs made to engines auxiliary equipment.
- Participate in minor repairs on motors, auxiliary equipment, and the hull.
- Knowledge of the operations, maintenance and repairs of marine diesel and gas engines, pumps, generators and other auxiliary equipment.
- Knowledge of State, Federal, and U.S. Coast Guard laws and regulations regarding occupational hazards and safety precautions for engine room work aboard vessels.
- Demonstrated ability supervising staff in all areas of engine room operations.
- Demonstrated ability to overhaul and maintain complex engineering equipment up to including large internal combustion diesel engines.
- Skills repairing and performing required periodic maintenance of vessel equipment in accordance with manufacturer’s instructions, Coast Guard regulations, and Ferry Division policy.
- A US Coast Guard license as Chief Engineer or Designated Duty Engineer with the appropriate horsepower for the vessel operated.
- A Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) Card issued by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA).
- Work schedule is 7 days on/7 days off (Tuesday to Monday).
- Housing during the working shift may be available.
- To learn more and get your TWIC go to: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/nmc/twic
- To learn more and get your Able Seaman Certificate (MMC) go to: https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/NMC/pdfs/helpful_links/how_to_obtain_mmc.pdf
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