From ship captain to marine chief engineer
10 of the 24 essential skills of a marine chief engineer are already essential for a ship captain — about 42% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 10
- skills carry over
- 14
- would be new
- 42%
- of the target job covered
- 24
- essential skills of a marine chief engineer
What a marine chief engineer does
Marine chief engineers are responsible for the entire technical operations of the vessel including engineering, electrical, and mechanical divisions. They are the head of the entire engine department aboard the ship and have overall responsibility for all technical operations and equipment on-board the ship. Marine chief engineers collaborate on security, survival and health care on board and observe the national and international standards of application.
What carries over
10 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- analyse work-related written reports
- carry out navigational calculations
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System
- International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships
- international regulations for preventing collisions at sea
- maintain voyage logs
- manage staff
- operate mechanical equipment of ships
- principles of mechanical engineering
- use maritime English
What would be new
14 skillsEssential for a marine chief engineer and not for a ship captain. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- communicate verbal instructions
- conduct financial audits
- electrical systems used in transportation
- electronics
- electronics principles
- maintain vessel engine room
- maintain vessel inventory
- maritime electric drives
- mechanical tools
- operate vessel engine room
- perform quality audits
- physical parts of the vessel
- repair vessel electrical systems
- repair vessel mechanical systems
Other moves from ship captain
2 roles- deck officer13 skills in common
- port coordinator10 skills in common
No account needed to start
How far are you from being a marine chief engineer?
MyNodes reads your CV once, maps it to this same taxonomy, and shows you which roles you are already closest to and the few skills that would open the most doors. The file is deleted as soon as it has been read.