3rd Engineer

Role Responsibility

Assist all EOOW with Technical Department Responsibility 16 - Engine Room Watchkeeping

Responsibility for:

• The keeping of Engine Room watches as required and identified by the Chief Engineer in accordance with the Safety Management Manual and FOM 1 - Marine Operations.
• The composition of the watches is to be adequate and appropriate to the plant and machinery involved. For normal operating conditions the composition of the watches (at minimum) will be identified by the Chief Engineer.

The Chief Engineer is responsible for the watch composition in conditions other than normal as identified by the Master e.g. restricted visibility, ice zone, high traffic density, manoeuvring, etc.

In ships with Unattended Machinery Spaces Certificate, adequate personnel shall always attend the Engine Control Room

Watch Specific requirements;

Assist Senior 2^nd Engineer 4-8 with;

• Main Engine turbocharger washing
• Main Engine air coolers washing
• Sewage and Grey water system in machinery spaces
• Reverse Osmosis plant.
• Quick closing valves, testing, maintenance.
• Domestic water supply and hot water pumps.

.Or, Assist Senior 2^nd Engineer 12-4 with;

• Auxiliary boilers.
• Exhaust gas boilers.
• Boiler water treatment.
• Steam and condensate systems.
• All machinery cooling systems water treatment.
• Chemical inventory.

Or, Assist Senior 2^nd Engineer 8-12 with;

• Fuel and Diesel oil systems.
• Lubricating oil purifiers.
• Lubricating oil consumption tracking and report.
• Lubricating oil sample taking for shore analysis.
• Lubricating oil onboard analysis.
• Lubricating oil filter maintenance.
• Bilge system, pumps and alarms.
• Sludge system.
• Fuel bunkering.
• Noon and midnight sounding sheets.
• Oil record book entries.

Additional Duties

• Ensure that planned maintenance assigned to their discipline is conducted and reported.
• Coach and train Junior Officers.
• Prepare appraisals for ‘Direct Reports’ in accordance with company policy.
• Attend passenger social events as directed by the Head of Department.
• Partake in inspections, trainings and meetings as directed by the Head of Department.

Other tasks pertaining to departmental operations as directed by Head of Department

The Ideal Candidate

OOW Engineer CoC

Marine High Voltage Certificate

CRM Certificate 

STCW Certification

US C1D Visa

Knowledge of the following would be beneficial:

Four stroke main engine experience

Common rail experience / SCR / EGCS experience 

Diesel / electric propulsion experience

Our Saga Values:

• Precision Pace - Always owning and making things happen. 
• Empathy – Always aware of others. 
• Curiosity – Always asking why.
• Collaboration – Always one team, the Saga team!

Package Description

This is a fixed term contract onboard our cruise ships and comes with an excellent benefits package.

About the Company

Over the past 70 years we have become the UK's specialist provider of products and services to people aged over 50 in the UK. The Saga brand has become one of the most recognised and trusted brands amongst UK consumers in this demographic, recognised for its high quality products and exceptional standards of service. These include cruises and holidays, insurance, personal finance and the Saga Magazine.

At Saga we are committed to treating all employees fairly and to offering equal opportunities in all aspects of employment and advancement. We value diversity not just because it is the right thing to do, but because diverse teams perform better.

Fair consideration is given to applications from all applicants, including those with disabilities and those over who are over 50 as we are champions of age inclusivity. We are an official Disability Confident employer and ensure that our recruitment process is inclusive and accessible and we will make reasonable adjustments as required. For more information on our DEI policies please visit our Saga Careers page.

​Saga does not accept agency CVs unless specifically engaged on the role by the Talent Acquisition Team. Please do not forward CVs to our recruiters, employees or any other company location. Saga will not be responsible for any fees related to CVs received in this unsolicited manner.

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