Third Assistant Engineer (equivalent to Fourth Engineer) – junior Officer-in-Charge of an Engineering Watch, typically responsible for pumps, compressors and other auxiliaries.
Responsibilities
Keep the engineering watch / UMS duty under senior engineers
Maintain air compressors, pumps, separators, sewage plant and assigned auxiliaries
Record parameters, soundings and maintenance in PMS
Assist in overhauls, bunkering and drills
Qualifications
STCW / Mandatory
STCW III/1 Certificate of Competency – OIC Engineering Watch (≥ 750 kW)
STCW VI/1 Basic Training (PST, FPFF, EFA, PSSR)
STCW VI/2-1 Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boats (PSCRB)
STCW VI/3 Advanced Fire Fighting
STCW VI/4-1 Medical First Aid
STCW VI/6-2 Seafarers with Designated Security Duties
Engine Room Resource Management (STCW A-III/1, A-III/2)
Leadership & Teamwork (STCW A-II/1 / A-III/1 / A-III/6)
High Voltage training – operational level (recommended; ships with installations > 1,000 V)
STCW V/1-1 Basic Oil & Chemical Tanker Cargo Ops or V/1-2 Basic Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Ops (tankers / gas carriers)
STCW V/3 Basic IGF Code training (gas / low-flashpoint-fuelled ships)
STCW V/2 Crowd Management (passenger ships – if designated on muster list to assist passengers)
Other / Company
Valid PEME / medical fitness certificate (STCW I/9; MLC 2006 Reg 1.2) and ship-specific familiarization (STCW I/14) before assuming duties
Engine Room Simulator training (operational level)