junior engineer training on board ship

  Q:- A junior engineer has joined ship in which you are a chief engineer. Enumerate in detail the issue you would mentor him or her with respect to the following area

1. Up keep of his personal safety.
2. Up keep of the safety of his colleagues on board
3. Technical job, responsibility he need to learn at the earliest
4. What attention he needs to pay towards energy conservation and
5. His entitlement with regard to human right in a foreign port.

ANSWER :- 

 Programs that can be implemented for training shall be in accordance with chapter VI of STCW code, 

1. The purpose of such training should be to provide basic knowledge, increase their proficiency and the same time enhancing their skills by subjecting them to simulated emergency situations .
2. Familiarization and training to be conducted with respect to Ship board equipments, LSA, FFA, emergency preparedness and critical equipments.

 Chief engineer plays a important role towards satisfactory training of engine room personnel.

 Chief engineer must establish a training program onboard ship. He should:

1. The training and evaluation should be carried out as per the TAR book under the strict supervision of certified and experience Senior engineer.
2. Give trainee independence of doing job and at the same time supervise the work constantly.
3. Identify constraints like language, lack of training, etc.

a)Upkeep of personal safety

This part is cover in welcome pack or safety tour which should conduct as soon as join the vessel and before assign any job or duty.

ship Familiarization:- chief engineer must ensure  

1. He must  aware of location of life jacket  and immersion suits in his cabin and some addition on public place.
2. must know location of lifeboat station and his duty .
3. location of fire station ,fire party and his duty.
4. Identification of various alarm-general alarms,fire alarms,co2 alarms etc.
5. Know the escape route.
6. His duty as per Muster list for various emergency .
7. where to find emergency procedure.

PPE requirement:- 

• Ensure  that all required PPE has been issued to him and make him aware of use of PPE as per company requirement.
• mentor him  on the importance of wearing PPE.

safety on stair :-This is most common and frequent place where person can injured.need to explain about proper technique while using stairs, not to rush, use on hand for ship and one hand for himself.

Emphasis on safe working practices:- 

• Knowledge of manual handling technique.
• Procedure for enclose space entry and hazard associate with this.
• Permit to work system 
• Respect barrier, permits ,signs and notices.
• Importance of safety
• Nature of shipboard hazards 
• He must aware of life saving rules.

b) Upkeep of the Safety of his colleagues on board.

  The training should include knowledge and understanding of action to be taken upon encountering an accident or other medical emergency. 

1. Team work:- While working with others as team ,pay attention on safety aspect of job ,take part on job hazards analysis .Be transparent in Passing information.Admit in case of  mistake,this can present some kind of accident.
2. Working knowledge of safe working practices and personal shipboard safety,including: electrical safety,lockout/tag-out, mechanical safety, permit to work systems, working aloft working in enclosed spaces, lifting techniques.
3. Reporting:-JE should be trained to report any hazards situation.This will develop the      reporting quality. Reporting of near miss incident as per company policy.
4. The Training should include knowledge and understanding of action to be taken upon encountering an accident or other medical emergency, Compliance with emergency procedures,effective communication and human relationship on board.
5. Observation:-Ask to develop the sense of observation.

c) Technical job, responsibility he need to learn at the earliest

The Training should include knowledge and understanding of maintaining a Safe Engineering watch   including:

1. duties associated with taking over and accepting a watch .
2. routine duties undertaken during a watch.
3. maintenance of the machinery space logs and the significance of the readings taken.
4. duties associated with handing over a watch,
5. Safety and emergency procedures; change-over of remote/automatic to local control of all systems 
6. Safety precautions to be observed during a watch and immediate actions to be taken in the event of fire or accident, with particular reference to oil systems.

The Training should include knowledge and understanding of the following

1.  Basic configuration, Preparation, Operation of main and auxiliary.
2. Basic configuration, Preparation, Operation of electrical, electronic and control systems.
3. Appropriate use of hand tools, machine tools and measuring instruments for fabrication and repair on board.
4. Maintenance and repair of shipboard machinery and equipment. 
5. Compliance with pollution prevention requirements
6. The Trainee Should be given a basis knowledge of Pipe line Tracing . 
7. The trainee should assist the watch keeping engineer in keeping a watch.

d) What attention he needs to pay towards energy conservation

He should be aware about the best power management practices on boards such as

1. "Switch off lights when not in use".
2. Washing machines and dryers should be set to minimum selector timing: 
3. All non-essential pumps/machinery to be stopped in E/R after arriving at port/anchorage.
4. Printers and scanners when not in use should be powered off and unplugged.
5. In the galley or mess rooms, bread toasters and food warmers should likewise be unplugged immediately after use. Same with battery chargers for walkie-talkies.
6. Running of purifiers at port and idling is minimized so that not only the power and steam consumption but also sludge generation can come down.
7. Hot water calorifier is fitted with an electrical heater of 30 KW capacity. However to conserve energy the vessel generally uses steam (waste heat recovery) for the  calorifier.
8. Engine room temperature in cold climates should be kept as high as practicable so as to minimise waste of energy due to the cold air entering the engines for combustion. This can be done by stopping non-essential E/R blowers and by keeping E/R doors/sky light to the main deck shut. This will minimise flow of cold air inside and will also prevent heat escaping out from open doors.

e) His entitlement with regard to human right in a foreign port.

1. He shall be granted shore leave to benefit his health and well-being and  consistent with the operational requirements of their positions.

2. Seafarers have a right to be repatriated at no cost to themselves.

3. Seafarers have the right to visit a qualified medical doctor or dentist without delay in ports of call, where practicable.

4. For the protection of seafarers in foreign ports, there are measures taken to facilitate:

     (a) access to consuls of their State of nationality or State of residence; and

     (b) effective cooperation between consuls and the local or national authorities.

5. Seafarers who are detained in a foreign port are dealt with promptly under due   process of law and with appropriate consular protection.

6. Whenever a seafarer is detained for any reason the competent authority should, if the seafarer so requests, immediately inform the flag State and the State of  nationality of the seafarer. The competent authority should promptly inform the seafarer of the right to make such a request.

7. The State of nationality of the seafarer should promptly notify the seafarer’s next of kin. The competent authority should allow consular officers of these States immediate access to the seafarer and regular visits thereafter so long as the seafarer is detained.