Vacancies for 3rd Engineer

The 3rd Engineer is a valuable member of the Engine Crew. He operates machines, maintains and overhauls machines and mechanisms in ER and all over the vessel.

His responsibilities stretch to:

• Watch keeping in the Engine Room together with other members of the Engine crew ensuring safe and efficient performance of the main engine, generators,
• and other machinery;
• Operating ballast system and providing regular maintenance to it;
• Keeps daily log on engineering works onboard;
• Performs routine repair of any onboard equipment;
• Assist in preparations to inspections and controls.

The 3rd Engineers are in demand on commercial vessels. Onboard the Bulk Carrier or Container ship he’ll be paid about USD 3200 to USD 3500. The range is considerably wider onboard Heavy-Lifts, Multi- Purpose, RO-RO and Passenger ships. Salary rates for the 3rd Engineer are from USD 2 600 to USD 3 500 there.

Meanwhile, there is a traditional lapse in wage rates even on merchant fleet vessels; so the same position on General cargo ships is paid around USD 1600.

The situation is naturally quite opposite on tanker vessels. 3rd Engineers on Oil Products Tankers enjoy the salary of USD 3 800 - USD 4 000. Meanwhile, the figures go up on Chemical tankers (USD 4000 - 4300), LPG/LNG carriers (about USD 4 300) and VLCC (up to USD 4 500).

There are very attractive positions on offshore vessels as well. Wage rates start from USD 90 per day on PSVs and might reach USD 165 on Cable - Layers or ROV-support ships or even cross a milestone of USD 250 on big MRSVs or Offshore Construction Vessels or similar.