How do they match: Ship Engineers

Supervise and coordinate activities of crew engaged in operating and maintaining engines, boilers, deck machinery, and electrical, sanitary, and refrigeration equipment aboard ship.

Clean engine parts and keep engine rooms clean.
Fabricate engine replacement parts, such as valves, stay rods, or bolts, using metalworking machinery.
Install engine controls, propeller shafts, or propellers.
Maintain complete records of engineering department activities, including machine operations.
Maintain or repair engines, electric motors, pumps, winches, or other mechanical or electrical equipment, or assist other crew members with maintenance or repair duties.
Monitor and test operations of engines or other equipment so that malfunctions and their causes can be identified.
Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway, and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff.
Order and receive engine room stores, such as oil or spare parts, maintain inventories, and record usage of supplies.
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.
Start engines to propel ships, and regulate engines and power transmissions to control speeds of ships, according to directions from captains or bridge computers.
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.

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