SHIP'S ENGINEER (ONBOARD WATERBARGE VESSEL)

Responsible for the overall operation, maintenance, troubleshooting, and repair of the water barge's machinery, engineering systems, and RO Water Plant. Ensure reliable operation of the RO water production system, engines, generators, pumps, and associated equipment to support uninterrupted fresh water production and delivery operations and vessel main engine.

The Engineer shall ensure all machinery and equipment are maintained in good working condition, while complying with MPA regulations, company safety procedures, and environmental requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Operate, monitor, maintain, and troubleshoot the (RO) Water Plant and associated water production systems.

• Perform routine maintenance, servicing, and repairs of RO membranes, high-pressure pumps, filters, dosing systems, and related equipment.

• Monitor RO plant performance, water production capacity, operating pressure, salinity, and water quality.

• Identify and rectify RO plant faults, machinery breakdowns, and operational abnormalities.

• Ensure fresh water produced meets the required quality standards before delivery.

• Maintain and troubleshoot main engines, generators, pumps, compressors, and auxiliary machinery.

• Carry out preventive maintenance and repairs.

• Monitor machinery performance and ensure efficient fuel and lubricant consumption.

• Maintain adequate engineering spare parts, tools, and consumables.

• Ensure proper maintenance of water tanks, pipelines, valves, hoses, and transfer pumps.

• Maintain engine room cleanliness, machinery records, maintenance reports, and operational logs.

• Ensure compliance with company SMS, safety procedures, and pollution prevention requirements.

• Coordinate with the Captain and shore management on machinery defects, maintenance requirements, and operational issues.

• Ensure machinery and RO water production systems remain reliable and ready to support daily barge operations.

Required Certifications and Qualifications

Mandatory:

• Minimum Certificate of Competency (CoC) Class 4 – Special Limit (Management Level), or any higher engineering CoC acceptable to MPA for the vessel's operation.

• Relevant marine engineering experience onboard water barges, harbour craft, or similar vessels.

• Proven hands-on experience operating, maintaining, and troubleshooting (RO) Water Plants.

• Good knowledge of marine engines, generators, pumps, and auxiliary machinery.

• Ability to independently diagnose and rectify machinery and RO plant operational problems.

Additional Advantage:

• Previous experience managing and maintaining large-capacity RO water production plants.

• Experience with RO membrane cleaning, replacement, chemical dosing, and water quality testing.

• Experience onboard water barges or fresh water supply vessels.

• Knowledge of planned maintenance systems and marine engineering operations.