Second Engineer
Job in
Kirkcaldy, Fife, KY1, Scotland, UK
Listed on 2026-11-01
Listing for:
CalMac Ferries
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-11-01
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineer, Aerospace / Aviation / Avionics
Job Description & How to Apply Below
This is a permanent second engineer post with Cal Mac Ferries, serving on the lifeline ferry fleet under the Chief Engineer. The work covers engine room watchkeeping, planned maintenance and breakdown repairs, with junior engineers and ratings directed day to day and fuelling and oil transfers supervised. Hours are 42 a week on a one-week or two-week rota, set by the vessel allocated.
Entry depends on an unlimited STCW III/2 Second Engineer certificate and an ENG1 medical, with fleet-specific training completed after any offer.
- Carry out engine room watchkeeping under the Chief Engineer's standing orders and instructions
- Carry out planned maintenance tasks and breakdown repairs as directed
- Instruct junior engineer officers and engine room ratings and allocate their work
- Record duties and repairs completed and report them to the Chief Engineer
- Record spare parts used and report remaining stock and reordering needs
- Assist or supervise fuelling, lubricating oil transfers and oil sludge transfers ashore for disposal
- Assist the Chief Engineer in all aspects of duties on board
- Ensure work is carried out safely and efficiently within the engineering department
- Carry out any other duties the Chief Engineer requires
- STCW III/2 Second Engineer (Unlimited) Certificate of Competency
- HELM (M)
- STCW basic safety training: personal survival, personal safety and social responsibilities, fire prevention and fire fighting, elementary first aid, security awareness, medical first aid
- STCW advanced fire fighting and proficiency in survival craft and rescue boats
- ENG1 medical certificate
- Professional mariner and technical skills with situational awareness
- Leadership, managerial and administrative potential
- Strong communication skills and a creative, innovative approach
- Working relationships with internal and external stakeholders on operational and marine matters
- Right to work in the UK
- Satisfactory references
- Fleet-specific certification completed after accepting an offer and before joining any vessel
- Higher Certificate of Competency
- Experience acting up in the Higher Grade
- Safety focus and familiarity with CoSWP, permit to work and risk assessment processes
- STCW V/3 Basic and Advanced Training for Ships Subject to the IGF Code, for MGO/LNG dual fuel vessels
- Awareness of the business environment, a strong customer interface and a proactive approach to customer care
- Advantageous fleet training: crowd management, crisis management and human behaviour, passenger and cargo safety, direct passenger service safety, designated security duties, fast rescue boats, and marine evacuation…
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