Engineer - Ship Construction and Nautical Technology

As a Lead Machinery Supervisor and Deputy Site Manager, I am in charge of machinery supervision department, with still hands on in the Machinery Supervisor position, and acting as second in command in the site office. Generally, I have to take care of:
• Involved in plan approval and technical specification review;
• Arranging all the machinery & electrical supervisors with daily inspections, routine patrolling and outside the shipyard inspections, supervising their works and ensuring their efficient utilization;
• Conducting periodically meetings with techical topics with all the concerned parties – shipyard, class, makers;
• Setting up detailed procedures for the functional tests of the machinery and packages in strict correlation with shipyard and classification society, considering company’s established Quality Management System;
• Strictly follow up all building activities of the project;
• Suggesting, implementing and overseeing modifications which improve (above the rules) Safety, Security and Environmental prevention;
• Keeping records of all inspections and activities performed and complete reporting of the building progress to head office;
• I was authorized person, designated by the site manager, to lead the sea trials team and to organize and manage the inspections of the assigned team. I had to ensure that the tests results meet the technical specification requirements and to report them;
• I was working closely with shipyard production and quality control staff to ensure efficient handover of systems and equipment to crew in view of delivery preparations. Also, to review class delivery certificates.

As a Machinery Supervisor, the key task was to supervise the construction of all machinery related equipments and systems ensuring that the requirements of newbuilding specification, rules and approved drawings are met.
Among inspections at shipyard, subsuppliers and equipment makers, I had to oversee:
• Block outfitting and piping fabrication;
• Installation and testing of main engine and diesel generator engines;
• Installation and testing of auxiliary systems for main engine and auxiliary diesel engines, shafting system, steering gear, rudder system, thruster, boilers, deck machineries and cargo systems, ship’s piping systems, fire fighting and safety systems;
• Shaft alignment and installation;
• Participate in Factory Acceptance Tests, mooring trials and sea trials;
• Familiarise the crew with the ship’s equipments and procedures;
• Preparation for delivery of vessels;
• Activelly involved in plan approval.

• I was responsible for maintaining the main propulsion machinery and engine room auxiliaries in a safe and reliable working condition, also any other duties assigned to me;
• I was supervising and training the rest of the engineers and engine ratings;
• I was daily leader for work performed in engine room, working to a forward work plan and also to determine, plan and execute all routine and non-routine maintenance and repair in cooperation with all engine crew;
• I was scheduling major maintenance works (overhauls, dry-docking), assigning engine crew day work, ensuring housekeeping of the machinery spaces and making sure all engine room safety equipment is in place and functioning correctly following company’s integrated safety management system;
• I was responsible for the engine stores, parts and supplies, inventory control and purchase requisition.

• I monitored the safe and efficient operation of engineering machinery, equipment and spaces, entering data in logs and reporting special events in the appropriate logs;
• I was performing routine maintenance and repair of engine room machinery and auxiliary equipment and observe engine room repairs and work being done by shipyard or other shore side facility;
• I managed the cooling water treatment of main propulsion engines and auxiliary generators and any other water-cooled engineering systems;
• I was in charge of potable water, testing and treatment, storage of bulk lube oil and performing routine testing of lube oils in various engineering systems;
• I performed various machinery overhauls, dismantled machinery and equipment, effect repairs to same by replacing or fabricating components (lathe, welding, solder), performed subsequent reassembles, operational testing of controls, safeties, shutdowns, and placed equipment in service;
• I participated as a lifeboat crewmember and a firefighting and emergency response team leader.

• Record keeping of machinery running hours under my charge;
• Carrying out planned maintenance routine under the supervision of chief or second engineer;
• Taking daily tank sounding of fuel oil, diesel oil, lube and cylinder oil on board ship and record keeping of the same;
• Record keeping of sludge and bilge on board;
• Acting as assistant in charge to chief engineer for operation during bunker of fuel, diesel and lube oil;
• Completing the month end official papers for my designated machinery;
• Compliance of environment policy and MARPOL requirements under the guidance of Chief Engineer;
• Maintenance and up keeping of the engine room log book and all those files on board advised by the Chief Engineer.

• Observe the requirements of the company’s safety management system;
• Follow the chief engineer’s standing orders;
• Assist in the execution of engine maintenance as required by the ship’s operational maintenance system (S.O.M.S.), under the direction and supervision of the second engineer;
• Assist in maintaining all areas of the engine room in a clean and safe condition;
• Report to the second engineer any non-conformities or hazardous occurrences observed in the course of my duties;
• Keep watches at sea and in port as directed by the chief engineer;
• Assist in the mooring and unmooring of the vessel as directed by the master or chief officer;
• Perform any additional duties as may be required by the chief engineer;
• Perform security duties as may be required by the Ship Security Plan

The company is specialized in mending and maintenance of heavy industrial machinery and installations. My position at the firm was to assess the defects of the machineries, to determine the best ways to mend those and to form and lead a team of workers in order to fix the problems, considering costs and time and to comply with healthy,safety and environmentally matters.

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