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Your profession: Second Engineer Officer (m/f)

Professional activities

Second engineer officers work in engineering and ship operations. They plan and organise the monitoring, maintenance and servicing of the main propulsion systems and auxiliary equipment.

Fields of work

Second engineer officers work

  • on board ships in all areas of coastal shipping and maritime shipping
  • on board cargo ships, ferries and passenger vessels
  • on board fishing vessels
  • on board official vessels
  • in ship construction companies
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The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).