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Overview
Fisheries assistant engineers help the marine chief engineer check machinery, propulsion plant and auxiliary equipment on board. They also support safety, survival and pollution-prevention routines during fishing operations.
In job descriptions, look for fishing vessels, engine-room duties, propulsion systems, ship emergency plans, rescue machinery, fire fighting, maritime English, collision rules and pollution prevention.
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The work is based in the machinery spaces of fishing vessels. The assistant engineer helps check propulsion, auxiliary equipment and emergency readiness while the vessel operates at sea.
Skills and specializations
Useful capability includes propulsion operation, fire fighting, rescue machinery, ship emergency plans, pollution prevention, maritime English and awareness of fishing-vessel risks.
Salary context
Pay context is affected by vessel size, time at sea, engine-room responsibility, emergency duties, maintenance scope, watch patterns and whether the role includes training others on board.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward broader marine engineering duties, senior engine-room support, maintenance planning, safety coordination or technical roles on larger vessels.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names the vessel type, engine-room duties, safety certificates, emergency equipment and language expectations. Clear roles distinguish assistant engineering from deck or catch-handling work.
Editorial note
This guide gives editorial career context for fisheries assistant engineer work. It is not official labour-market statistics or salary data.
Where might this occupation occur?
This occupation may occur in several kinds of economic activity. Here are some examples and other occupations that may be found in the same areas.
Repair and maintenance of civilian ships and boats
This is one example. Another occupation in this activity is marine mechanic.
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The selection is based on how occupations are connected to economic activities in ESCO and NACE. Only a few examples are shown to make the information easier to use. The occupations were selected because they are close in occupation area and important skills. The examples are not a ranking. They do not show where most people work, where demand is highest, or which occupation is best suited to a particular person.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 1
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
49-3051.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
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NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
33.15Repair and maintenance of civilian ships and boats
Alternative labels
Occupation group
Agricultural and industrial machinery mechanics and repairers (7233)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/6b46ea2f-403a-473c-b2e5-9fcf0c2bd634 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7233.3 |
| ISCO group | 7233 |
| Concept type | Occupation |