Engineer - Job description

Engineers are some of the most sought after crew and can earn as much, and sometimes more than a captain.

Engineers must be skilled, experienced and are legally obliged to have recognised professional qualifications to enable them to hold a paid position on board. These qualifications include STCW 95 Basic Training, Yacht Rating, AEC, MEOL Engineer Yacht 4, Skills Test, Marine Diesel Engineering, Operational Procedures & Basic Hotel Services, Auxiliary Equipment & Basic Ship Construction, MCA Sea Survival for Yachtsman, Advanced Fire Fighting, Proficiency in Medical First Aid, Chief Engineer Statutory & Operational Requirements, Marine Engine Theory, Applied Marine Engineering etc

More basically engineers keep all of the mechanical and electronic aspects of the vessel running problem free. The job is diverse and challenging, one minute the engineer will have his head buried in an engine the size of small car, the next he will be expected to fix a hair dryer, then mend the outboard on the tender and so on...

Although relatively rare, you can find female as well as male engineers.