| O*NET SOC Tasks |
| Clean engine parts and keep engine rooms clean. |
| Fabricate engine replacement parts, such as valves, stay rods, or bolts, using metalworking machinery. |
| Install engine controls, propeller shafts, or propellers. |
| Maintain complete records of engineering department activities, including machine operations. |
| Maintain or repair engines, electric motors, pumps, winches, or other mechanical or electrical equipment, or assist other crew members with maintenance or repair duties. |
| Monitor engine, machinery, or equipment indicators when vessels are underway, and report abnormalities to appropriate shipboard staff. |
| Monitor and test operations of engines or other equipment so that malfunctions and their causes can be identified. |
| Order and receive engine room stores, such as oil or spare parts, maintain inventories, and record usage of supplies. |
| Record orders for changes in ship speed or direction, and note gauge readings or test data, such as revolutions per minute or voltage output, in engineering logs or bellbooks. |
| Start engines to propel ships, and regulate engines and power transmissions to control speeds of ships, according to directions from captains or bridge computers. |
| Supervise marine engine technicians engaged in the maintenance or repair of mechanical or electrical marine vessels, and inspect their work to ensure that it is performed properly. |
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