DUTIES OF AN ELECTROTECHNICAL OFFICER Electrical engineer is one of the most vital positions in the technical hierarch of a ship an!

engineer is responsi"le for his assigne! #or$ %n!er the chief engineer&s instr%ctions' Some shipping companies !o not carr electrical officers on their ship to c%t !o#n the manning cost an! the electrical !%ties are carrie! " some one from the engineer&s si!e( normall thir! engineer' Ho#ever( man companies reali)e! that electrical an! electronic s stem re*%ires some e+tra attention an! therefore re*%ire an e+pert to atten! them' As the technolog is a!vancing( more an! more a%tomations an! electronic circ%it is replacing conventional an! electrical s stems' Hence the international ,aritime Organisation -I,O. amen!e! STC/ 01 on 21th 3%ne 2454 $no#n as ,anila amen!ment( to intro!%ce a certifie! position of Electro6 technical officer in place of electrical officer' The general !%ties of electrical engineer or Electro6technical officer are7 He is responsi"le for maintenance of all the electrical motors on ship i'e' in engine room an! on !ec$' He is in charge of maintenance of all s#itch"oar! incl%!ing main s#itch"oar! an! emergenc s#itch"oar!' He is responsi"le for maintenance of fire !etectors an! fire alarm s stem' He has to maintain all the ship&s alarm s stem' He is responsi"le for the electronic s stem fitte! on"oar! ship' He is responsi"le for the ship&s navigational lights an! other navigational e*%ipments' He is responsi"le for all the "atteries that are connecte! to machineries on"oar!' It incl%!es7 6 Emergenc "atteries for alarm an! lights 6 Life"oat "atteries 6 8atteries for emergenc generator 6 Other "atteries fitte! on"oar! He is responsi"le for maintaining refrigeration %nit in the engine room He has to ta$e care of air con!itioning %nit of the vessel' Electrical officer is responsi"le for maintaining refrigerate! containers carrie! on container ship' He is responsi"le for cargo an! engine room cranes electrical s stem' He has to carr o%t ro%tine maintenance for main engine alarms an! trips along #ith the chief engineer' D%ring the time of manoe%vring( he has to "e present in the engine room along #ith other engineers to tac$le an $in! of electrical an! other emergencies' Electrical officer can assist in #atch $eeping ro%tines at !esire! time " the chief engineer' He has to assist ship&s engineer an! !ec$ officer in all $in! of electrical pro"lems' Even the post of electrical officer is not a comp%lsion on a ship( "%t !%e to technicalities an! comple+ $no#le!ge re*%irement of the electrical an! electronic s stem( the are e+tensivel present in the shipping in!%str