Serviço de quarto em praça de máquinas de navio mercante: uma abordagem prática

Abstract

This work presents a practical approaching to the job of watchkeeping engineer onboard merchants ships to be a reference guide for the engineer cadets and future engineer officers. After familiarization, the watchkeeping service is the first job learned on board by a cadet and it is a daily routine of the Ships Engineer. Identifying as the main spots that build up the watchkeeping job: Familiarization; the watchkeeping itself; Unmanned Machinery Spaces; Watch Hand - Over Procedure; Port Arrival / Departure Pro cedure; Log Book Entries; Soundings; Major Emergency procedures. Finally, we fi nd out that an efficient watch keeping in the ships engine room, demands a deep knowledge and thorough practical skills that are necessary to perform the work. As a part of the cre w, it is the duty of the engineer on watch to ensure utmost safety of the ship, its property, crew, cargo and environment.