Marine Electrician Responsibilities

As a marine electrician, you should be able to assemble, adjust and repair electric engines and machines, generators, instruments and control systems and other electrical equipment in rigs and ships.

A marine electrician must have good knowledge about safety when it comes to electrical installations, and should be able to troubleshoot and repair equipment and facilities.

As a marine electrician, you must be able to work methodically, independently and accurately. You must have the ability to cooperate and must follow strict safety requirements.

There are often some small operations on the ship, typically all the electrical devices as TV, stereo, washing machine and coffee machine that must be fixed, then it is up to the electrician on the

Furthermore, internal, health, environment and security, wealth creation in society, internationalization, attitude and understanding of corporate organization safeguarded. Obtaining ability to consistently planning, documentation, system and equipment, understanding and development of learning in realistic work assignments, will form the basis for further reflection, study and specialization and serve as building blocks for a lifelong developmental and learning processes. A successfully completed training leads to a certificate. Professional title is electrician.

Earnings

As a marine electrician, you will earn a good amount of money, the average is around 600.000 Norwegian kroners, this is because of the responsibility you have as the only electrician on the boat. You earn money both when you are working and when you are at home.

This certificate is an upgrade to IMO60

ETO (electro-technical officer)

ETO is a licensed member of the engine department of a merchant ship as per Section A-111/6 of the STCW Code. The electro-technical officer is in charge of all the electrical systems on the ship. The electrical engineer is one of the most vital positions in the technical hierarchy of a ship and engineer is responsible for the assigned work under the chief engineer’s overview.

Unlike the engineers the electro-technical officer does not carry out an assigned engine room ‘’watch’’ instead they are normally on call 24 hours a day and generally work a daily shift carrying out electrical and electronic maintenance, repairs, installations and testing.

Some shipping companies do not carry electrical officers on their ship to cut down the manning cost, and the electrical duties are carried by engineer. This is usually the third engineer. However, many companies realized that electrical and electronic system requires some extra attention and therefore require an expert to attend them. This is especially true on diesel electric ships or vessels equipped with systems such as dynamic