DUTIES OF FOURTH ENGINEER

DUTIES OF FOURTH ENGINEER

#ON JOINING

*REPORT TO CHIEF ENGINEER OR IN ABSENCE TO SECOND ENGINEER.

*TAKE A VERY THOROUGH ROUND WITH SIGNING OFF ENGINEER AND DO A PROPER TAKING OVER DUTIES.

*CHECK INVENTORY AND LOCATION OF MACHINERY SPARES FOURTH ENGINEER HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

* CHECK GENERAL CONDITION OF MACHINERY AND PROCEDURE FOR OPERATION.

*CONDITION AND LAYOUT OF BUNKERING SYSTEM INCLUDING VALVE OPERATION AND TANK SOUNDING CAPACITY ETC.

*CONDITION AND LAYOUT OF SLUDGE AND BILGE DISCHARGE SYSTEM.

* DAILY CONSUMPTION OF LUBE OIL, FUEL OIL AND CYLINDER OIL.

*DAILY PRODUCTION OF BILGE WATER AND SLUDGE.

ON COMPLETION HE SHOULD REPORT DISCREPANCIES OBSERVED (IF ANY)

FOURTH ENGINEER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PURIFIER, COMPRESSOR, PUMPS AND ALL OTHER MACHINERY EXCEPT MAIN ENGINE, AUX ENGINE AND BOILER.

*KEEP RECORD OF RUNNING HOURS OF MACHINERIES.

*CARRY OUT PMS ROUTINE UNDER SUPERVISION OF CHIEF ENGINEER AND SECOND ENGINEER

*FUEL OIL AND LUBE OIL BUNKER TANK SOUNDING.

*KEEP RECORD OF SLUDGE AND BILGE.

*COMPLETE MONTH END OFFICIAL PAPER.

*COMPLIANCE OF ENVIRONMENT POLICY AND MARPOL REQUIREMENT

*ENTRIES IN ENGINE ROOM LOGBOOK.

*TRAINING OF SUBORDINATES.

#DURING BUNKERING

*ACTS AS ASSISTANT IN CHARGE TO CHIEF ENGINEER FOR OPERATION DURING BUNKERKING. 

*BEFORE BUNKER ORDER IS PLACED, TAKE TANK SOUNDING AND CALCULATE FUEL OIL QUANTITY REQUIRED TO BE BUNKERED FOR THE VOYAGE.

*ONCE BUNKER QUANTITY IS FIXED , PREPARE BUNKER PLAN.

*BUNKER MEETING HELD NOT MORE THAN 24 HOURS BEFORE THE BUNKER.

*STOP TANK HEATING FUEL OIL TRANSFER PUMP BEFORE BUNKERING.

*ENSURE SERVICE TANK IS FULL BEFORE STOPPING THE PUMP.

*SETUP BUNKER LINE THAT IS ALL VALVE MUST BE CORRECTLY CHECKED.

*CO-ORDINATE WITH BUNKER SURVEYOR IN TAKING INITIAL SOUNDING OF TANKS OF SHIP AND BUNKER BARGE.

*AGREE UPON COMMUNICATION METHOD AND EMERGENCY STOPPING PROCEDURE.

*ENSURE ALL SOPEP AND FIRE FIGHTING EQUIPMENT READY FOR USE.

*CHECK PROPER CONNECTION OF HOSE AT MANIFOLD.

* NOTE THE TIME OF HOSE CONNECTION AND START OF PUMPING.

*OPEN BUNKER VALVE AS PER CHIEF ENGINEER ORDER.

*CHECK THE TANK VENT TO ENSURE OIL IS GOING IN PROPER TANK.

*CHECK THE REMAINING MANIFOLDS FOR ANY LEAKAGE.

*REGULATE THE FLOW IN TANKS BY OPENING AND CLOSING THE TANKS VALVE AS PER CHIEF ENGINEER ORDER.

*TAKE TANK SOUNDING.

*ASSIST IN MAKING OUT THE FINAL QUANTITY OF OIL RECEIVED.

#IF BUNKER PIPE BURSTS.

1. IMMEDIATELY ASK BARGE TO STOP PUMPING AS PER THE AGREED COMMUNICATION METHOD.

2.SHUT MANIFOLD VALVE

3.INFORM CHIEF ENGINEER AND DUTY OFFICER

4.SHOUT FOR HELP AND TRY TO CONTAIN OIL SPILL USING SOPEP EQUIPMENT.

CERTIFICATION OF OFFICER IN CHARGE OF AN ENGINEER WATCH AT OPERATIONAL LEVEL