According to policies of all shipping companies,
seafarers joining any vessel have to be competent, qualified and experienced.
Joining a ship as a fourth engineer is the first step towards a sailing career
on ship. It is only after becoming a fourth engineer that a mariner experiences
real responsibility on a ship.
Though a fourth
engineer, before joining the ship has cleared the required exams and training
courses, it is appreciated that the training part becomes an ongoing process
and there is always a requirement for refresher courses and periodical safety
training.
On all types of ships,
irrespective of the shipping company, a 4th engineer shall report to the 2nd Engineer, who shall assign the duties to him,
both at sea and at port and whose orders he or she shall consider effective and
binding as though emanating from the Chief Engineer. Moreover, the 4th engineer shall also assist the 2nd engineer when necessary in carrying out duties
of the later.
Duties
of 4th Engineer upon joining a Vessel
A 4th engineer, upon joining a vessel, should carry
out the following duties.
· #Upon joining a vessel,
the relieving 4th engineer shall report
his presence on board to the Chief Engineer or in his absence to the 2nd Engineer.
· #The 4th engineer should take a thorough round of the
engine department with the signing off engineer and do a proper taking over of
the duties.
· #He should check the
inventory and location of all purifier and compressor spares.
· #He should check
Inventory and location of pumps spares and tools.
· # He should check running
hours and maintenance schedule of his designated machinery.
· #He should check general
condition of machinery and special procedure for operation.
· #Condition and layout of
bunkering system including valve operation, tanks and sounding pipe location
should be checked.
· #Condition and layout of
sludge and bilge discharge system including valves and pump operation should
also be checked.
· # Thorough sounding of all
fuel tanks, bilge and sludge tank should be taken.
· #Daily consumption of
lube oil, fuel oil, marine diesel or gas oil and cylinder oil for daily record
keeping in sounding log is to be checked.
· #Daily production of
bilge and sludge on board for record keeping of waste water sounding log.
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After completion of
the engine room round together, the 4th engineer shall report the details to the 2nd engineer and notify discrepancies observed, if
any.
The
4th Engineer as in charge of Purifier, Compressor, and machinery
other than main engine, auxiliary engine and boiler, is responsible for:
· #Record keeping of
machinery running hours under his charge.
· # For carrying out planned
maintenance routine under the supervision of chief or second engineer.
· #Taking daily tank
sounding of fuel oil, diesel oil, lube and cylinder oil on board ship and
record keeping of the same.
· # Record keeping of sludge
and bilge on board.
· #Acting as assistant in
charge to chief engineer for operation during bunker of fuel, diesel and lube
oil.
· #Completing the month end
official papers for his designated machinery.
· #Compliance of
environment policy and MARPOL requirements under the guidance of Chief
Engineer.
· #Maintenance and up
keeping of the engine room log book and all those files on board advised by the
Chief Engineer.
The above mentioned
duties are the basic requirements for any 4th engineer going on board. However, duties might
be subtracted or added on the basis of the type of the ship and shipping
company.
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