2nd Engineer at Kenya Railways

Duties and Responsibilities

Reporting to the 1st Engineer for the following: -

1. Carry out operations and maintenance of all working plants and machineries.
2. Ensure engine room cleanliness/safety (engine room housekeeping).
3. Submits fuel and lubrication oil consumption data.
4. Overhauls and assembles main and auxiliary engines and machineries.
5. Attends to bunkering and transfer of bunkers.
6. Prepare duty roaster for engine room watch keeping duties.
7. Monitors cooling water efficiency systems.
8. Maintain and update daily records on oil Consumption
9. Maintains all FFA and LSA for safety purposes.
10. Tests emergency fire pumps, all engine room lifting gears and fire and smoke detectors.
11. Monitors Pollution prevention by ensuring proper operations of oil and water separation.
12. Keeps generators, pumps, steering gears, electrical motors of various rating serviceable and operational.
13. Trains new engine room staff.

Requirements

1. Form 4 certificate
2. Must be a holder of marine engine III/3rd class marine engines certificate of competency or its equivalent with
3. At least 2 years servicing on a vessel of 1000HP and above as
4. 1st engineer or 3 years as 2nd engineer on same.
5. Must be STCW 1995 as amended 2010 compliant from IMO approved institution with certificates in: First aid
6. Fire fighting
7. Personal survival techniques(PST)
8. Personal security and social responsibility(PSSR), Tankers and familiarization.