Occupation Atlasmarine mechanic
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/88589d68-b870-440e-8444-32e9935cbbbc
marine mechanic
Marine mechanics are in charge of the engines and mechanical parts of the vessel and replace defective equipment and parts. They communicate with other crew members on the operational level. Marine mechanics maintain and repair the engines and other machinery of vessels such as boilers, generators and electrical equipment.
Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic7.00
- C Conventional3.88
- I Investigative2.86
- E Enterprising1.61
- S Social1.01
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians (49-3051.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its exact O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (37)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways
- apply regulations on cargo transport operations
- apply vessel engine regulations
- clean parts of vessels
- communicate reports provided by passengers
- detect malfunctions in engines
- disassemble engines
- distinguish ship construction methods
- distinguish various types of ships
- electrical systems used in transportation
- engine components
- ensure integrity of hull
- ensure vessel compliance with regulations
- european classification of inland waterways
- evaluate engine performance
- execute safety assurance exercises
- functions of vessel deck equipment
- inland waterway ship building
- international waterways
- maintain records of maintenance interventions
- maintain vessel engine room
- manage vessel control systems
- mechanics
- mechanics of vessels
- moor vessels
- national waterways
- operate vessel engine room
- prepare equipment for navigation operations
- prepare main engines for navigation operations
- prevent damage to electrical devices on board
- read standard blueprints
- repair engines
- repair vessel mechanical systems
- unmoor vessels
- use technical documentation
- vessel fuels
- wear appropriate protective gear
Optional (27)
- act reliably
- comply with checklists
- dispose of hazardous waste
- electric generators
- electrical machines
- electronics
- encourage teambuilding
- have computer literacy
- implement workplace drug policies
- inspect engine rooms
- install electrical and electronic equipment
- maintain hydraulic systems
- maintain vessel steering mechanisms
- monitor pumping system operations
- multimodal transport logistics
- perform services in a flexible manner
- principles of cargo stowage
- provide feedback on job performance
- purchase supplies
- repair heating equipment
- repair maritime communication equipment
- repair vessel electrical systems
- swim
- use different communication channels
- use riverspeak to communicate
- work ergonomically
- work in a rail transport team
O*NET equivalents
From the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, strongest match first. A broader occupation takes in this one; a narrower one is a part of it.
Closest occupations
Compare any occupation →ESCO occupations that share the most of this occupation's 37 essential skills. A plain count, not a hidden score.
engine minder
20 shared · 6 more of its ownprepare equipment for navigation operations, prepare main engines for navigation operations, manage vessel control systems, prevent damage to electrical devices on board
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helmsman
17 shared · 36 more of its owndistinguish ship construction methods, manage vessel control systems, execute safety assurance exercises, functions of vessel deck equipment
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skipper
11 shared · 42 more of its owndistinguish ship construction methods, functions of vessel deck equipment, inland waterway ship building, national waterways
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matrose
10 shared · 49 more of its ownexecute safety assurance exercises, adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways, clean parts of vessels, ensure integrity of hull
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ship duty engineer
8 shared · 18 more of its ownapply vessel engine regulations, detect malfunctions in engines, operate vessel engine room, maintain vessel engine room
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aircraft maintenance technician
8 shared · 21 more of its ownrepair engines, evaluate engine performance, disassemble engines, engine components
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aircraft maintenance engineer
8 shared · 23 more of its ownrepair engines, evaluate engine performance, disassemble engines, engine components
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decksman
8 shared · 32 more of its ownexecute safety assurance exercises, adhere to traffic regulations on inland waterways, clean parts of vessels, apply regulations on cargo transport operations
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