As Senior Shift Officer has primary responsibility for the operation, maintenance and repair of all equipment related to deck operations and assist in engine room activities as required including the implementation and monitoring of technical procedures, reporting, work management and execution whilst on shift.
All Personnel are expected to contribute to a positive HSEQ culture within Subsea7 and ensure familiarity with and adherence to local HSEQ codes and practices.
The 2nd Engineer Deck is expected to contribute to a culture of ethics and integrity within Subsea7 and ensure familiarity with and adherence to our Code of Conduct.
Specific Key Responsibilities & Activities
- Operate within the Code of Conduct
- Operate according to Subsea7’s Management Principles
- Ensure that the equipment and all relevant systems are in complete working order and in compliance with all technical requirements.
- Ensure that the equipment is checked in accordance with relevant check lists.
- Organise the planned maintenance for the system and maintain complete technical records and logs, including any authorised modifications and special fits.
- Has responsibility for the shift man management of the Deck Engineering Team on maintenance, assessment and competency scheme.
- Participate in the continuous development and implementation of the Company's preventative planned maintenance and certification programme, ensuring all tasks are performed in accordance with Regulations, Procedures and Work Instructions.
- Responsibility for all maintenance activities including communication of equipment status to the Chief Engineer, 1st Engineer (Deck), Also responsible for providing logistical and documentary evidence in support of this.
- Keep a continuous record, reporting any defects as they arise. Utilize these records to prepare for refits and maintenance periods by ensuring that spare parts, materials, etc. are available when required.
- Carry out general operational team assignments, planned maintenance and other activities as required.
- Responsibility for ensuring that all equipment and stores used by the Equipment Group are in a satisfactory condition with regard to performance, maintenance and calibration necessary to carry out the operation.
- Ensure the Subsea7 operating procedures are adhered to in the day-to-day work execution.
- Carry out general operational team activities as required.
- Perform a thorough and detailed handover briefing prior to transferring control of work activities to a relief. This includes comfort/meal breaks.
- Be fully aware of emergency and contingency procedures in accordance with safe working practices, company safety requirements and legislative requirements.
- Responsible for aiming to continuously improve systems and personal/team performance within the department and the Company, in conjunction with personnel within and out with the department.
- Ongoing participation in the recommendation of training and development needs of Technical Team on Group Assets. (This covers both operation and maintenance.)
- Ongoing participation in the collation and upkeep of all documentation relating to equipment, including: PUWER and Task Risk Assessments; Operating Procedures; Maintenance Task Lists; Work Instructions; Technical Specifications; Photographic Records; SAP Maintenance System, TM Master, AMOSW or other vessel specific maintenance system.
- Maintain efficient spares programmes for all Group Assets and also ensure inventories are kept up to date.
- Have a working knowledge of Industry Standards and Regulations to ensure ongoing legislative compliance of all existing Group Assets.
- Rectify any defects, as defined by safety audits/inspections, in accordance with safe working and operational practice.
- Assist with the preparation of technical reports relating to the performance of maintenance and operation of Group Assets.
Systems with which the 2nd Engineer - Deck should be familiar include:
- Closed Loop Transmissions
- Open Loop Circuits
- Axial Piston Pumps/Motors
- Proportional Control Valves
- Servo Control Cards
- Logic Elements
- Relief valves
- Reducing Valves
- Cylinders and Rotary Actuators
- Epicyclical Gearboxes and associated brakes
- Cranes
- Winches
- Chain Drives
- Electric/hydraulic motors
- Hydraulic Systems
PERSON SPECIFICATION
Experience and Education
- Officer of Engineering Watch Certificate of Competency (STCW III/1), preferably (AIII/2)–STCW 2nd Engineer unlimited Certificate of Competency, meeting legislative requirements of the Flag State
- Appropriate prior experience or training for the type of vessel for which employed.
- Recognized Seaman's discharge book.
- Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing in accordance with STCW Code Table A-II/I
- Appropriate knowledge of ship's Safety Management System (Ref: ISM Code)
- Completed Security Awareness training relevant for the position (Ref: ISPS Code)
- Hold at all times a valid Seafarers Medical fitness certificate and offshore survival certification suitable for geographical area of work.
- Training in accordance with the Subsea7 training matrices