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Just a quick question, but do Engineers do any work on deck or do they work solely below decks.
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Yup work on deck, depending on ship type and the rest of the team
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I imagine when you work in such a small team if a job needs done titles and departments aren't the be all and end all. Maybe somebody who's been to sea can tell me I am wrong.Comment
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There are things on the deck that require engineers' attention. Cranes, derricks, windlasses, power-operated doors, ramps and such.Comment
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Do engineers ever give a hand with mooring ?Maybe I will never be
All the things that I want to be
But now is not the time to cry
Now's the time to find out whyComment
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The last fatal accident in the RFA involved a motorman at mooring stations: http://www.maib.gov.uk/publications/inv ... turion.cfm
Ship was intended for GP ratings, but RFA motormen aren't GP trained.Comment
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No, though occasionally you may see one there watching, basically doing the Planned Maintenance or watching for a reported or percieved fault to show it self.Originally posted by Beef1992
As mentioned above some crew are GP Ratings so the motorman may go on stations for mooring but as for the officers then no.Trust me I'm a Chief.
Views expressed by me are mine and mine alone.
Yes I work for the big blue canoe company.
No I do not report things from here to them as they are quite able to come and read this stuff for themselves.
Twitter:- @DeeChiefComment
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Only on smaller ships (i.e. coasters) where the off duty Engineer(s) may turn out for mooring.Originally posted by Beef1992Comment
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If you're manoeuvering, especially on a small vessel, it's more likely that we denizens of the bilge will be tending the oily bits.'... English is about as pure as a cribhouse whore. We don't
just borrow words; on occasion, English has pursued other languages
down alleyways to beat them unconscious and rifle their pockets for
new vocabulary.' - James Davis NicollComment
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