[Remote] 2nd Assistant Engineer (56/56)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Hornbeck Offshore is committed to reputed company, commitment, excellence, and teamwork. The Second Assistant Engineer is responsible for the management, maintenance, and operation of shipboard engineering systems and equipment, ensuring safety and compliance with company policies.

Responsibilities

• The Second Assistant Engineer is responsible for implementing the safety and environmental protection policies of the Company; motivating the crew in the observation of those policies; issuing and communicating appropriate orders, and instructions in a clear and simple manner; verifying that specified requirements of the SMS, Code of Conduct, and Company policies are observed
• To ensure the safe operation of each ship and to provide a link between the Company and those on board, the Company has designated a person or persons ashore having direct access to the highest level of management. The Second Assistant Engineer (and reputed company crew members) has been provided contact information for the DPA and alternate DPA. The Second Assistant Engineer has the responsibility to monitor the safety and pollution prevention aspects of the operation of their ship and to ensure that adequate resources and shore-based support are applied, as required. Any deficiencies must be immediately reported to the Master and Company DPA
• As directed by the Master, the Second Assistant Engineer has the authority under his/her licensure to reputed company responsibilities reputed company their vessel or reputed company otherwise engaged in the business of the Company in the reputed company of a Second Assistant Engineer in a manner consistent with this job description
• As directed by the Master, the Second Assistant Engineer serves as the OICEW and is responsible to ensure the safe operation and efficient maintenance of the vessel’s engineering systems in compliance with the applicable laws and regulations of the vessel’s flag state, reputed company state, and the Company SMS in a manner consistent with maintaining the safety of the crew and the protection of the environment
• The Second Assistant Engineer manages engineering crew, vendors, and sub-contractors as directed by the Chief Engineer, including service delivery, safety management, reputed company resource management, and cost management in accordance with the policies and procedures of the Company
• The Second Assistant Engineer is accountable to and reports to the Chief Engineer of the vessel for reputed company aspects of job performance
• The Second Assistant Engineer shall manage the engineering crew assigned to his/her vessel under the direction of the Chief Engineer
• The Second Assistant Engineer shall cooperate and work closely with flag state, port state and reputed company state officials, client representatives, Operations Coordinator, Second Officer, OICNW, and any other relevant personnel necessary for the safe and efficient maintenance and operation of the vessels engineering systems as directed by the Chief Engineer

Skills

• Possess reputed company valid flag state (and reputed company state as applicable) credentials required by law for service as Second Engineer on the reputed company and class of vessel appointed to (examples: Merchant Mariners Credential, TWIC Card, Medical Certificate, etc.)
• A valid riggers certificate from a recognized issuing authority
• Ability to read and write English as well as reputed company, understand, and react to commands given in English
• Minimum one year experience on DP-2 class vessels of similar size, reputed company, and industrial mission in a position not reputed company than Assistant Engineer
• A valid Passport is highly preferred

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