Assistant Engineer
Class Specifications – G.45
First Assistant Engineer – 8352
Second Assistant Engineer – 8353
Third Assistant Engineer – 8354
May, 1976
Series Concept
Assistant Engineers perform duties in the maintenance and operation of engineering equipment aboard a vessel engaged in oceanographic research; and perform other related duties as required.
Class Concepts
First Assistant Engineer
Under general supervision, incumbents serve as first assistants in the operation and maintenance of engineering plant equipment, and may serve as Chief Engineers on a University research vessel of approximately 100 gross tons displacement. As Chief Engineer of a smaller vessel, incumbents are responsible for the entire engineering plant, its operation and maintenance. Incumbents repair, operate and maintain all engines, auxiliaries, and other related plant equipment; assume control of the engine room; supervise lower level Assistant Engineers and Oilers; and may serve as firefighters.
Second Assistant Engineer
Under general supervision, incumbents perform the skilled duties of a machinist, plumber, pipefitter, or general mechanic in the repair, overhaul and upkeep of a marine engineering plant; are responsible for fuel, oil and water supplies; and may serve as working leaders in directing Oilers and/or Third Assistant Engineers.
Incumbents in this class perform at the full operational level in the operation, maintenance and repair of engineering plant equipment under the general supervision of a Chief Engineer or a First Assistant Engineer. Incumbents may serve as First Assistant Engineers on a vessel of approximately 100 gross tons displacement.
Third Assistant Engineer
Under supervision, incumbents perform semiskilled duties by assisting as a general mechanic in the repair, overhaul and upkeep of a marine engineering plant; operateengines, auxiliaries, deck machinery, and other engineering equipment; maintain deck machinery; stand engine room watches at sea; and stand security watches. Incumbents in this class are used on the larger seagoing vessels to provide an additional officer to operate engines and other engineering equipment, and to stand engine room watch.
Minimum QUalifications
First Assistant Engineer
Ability to read, write and perform basic arithmetic calculations; four years of experience in the engineering deparment of a seagoing vessel, including two years as assistant engineer on a diesel or diesel-electric vessel of 100 gross tons or larger, or one year as Second Assistant Engineer aboard a University vessel; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; arid knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
License Requirement: Incumbents in these classes shall have in their possession of such valid licenses and/or certificates as are required.
Second Assistant Engineer
Ability to read, write and perform basic arithmetic calculations; three years of experience in the engineering department of a seagming vessel, including one year as an assistant engineer on a diesel or diesel-electric vessel of 100 gross tons or larger, or one year as Third Assistant Engineer aboard a University vessel; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
License Requirement: Incumbents in these classes shall have in their possession such valid licenses and/or certificates as are required.
Third Assistant Engineer
Ability to read, write and perform basic arithmetic calculations; two years of experience in the engineering department of a diesel or diesel-electric vessel of 100 gross tons or larger, or one year as Oiler on a University vessel; or an equivalent combination of education and experience; and knowledges and abilities essential to the successful performance of the duties assigned to the position.
License Requirement: Incumbents in these classes shall have in their possession such valid licenses and/or certificates as are required.