The Electro-Technical Officer (ETO) is a licensed member of the engine department of a merchant ship as per Section A-III/6 of the STCW Code.[1]

An ETO monitoring sensors and alarm systems

The Marine Electrical Engineer is a vital positions in the technical hierarchy of a ship and is constrained by their assigned work under the Chief Engineer's overview.[2] An ETO manages a key role in the Senior Management Team and reports directly to the Chief Engineer.[3]

An ETO does not carry out an assigned Engine room "watch" instead they are normally on call 24 hours a day and generally work a daily shift carrying out electrical and electronic maintenance, repairs, diagnosis, installations and testing.[2][4][5]

Some shipping companies do not carry Electrical Engineer Officers/ETOs on their ship to cut down the manning cost, and the electrical duties are instead carried out by a Marine Engineer - usually the Third Engineer.[6] In many companies this situation has changed a lot, as many have realized that modern electrical and electronic systems require an extra attention and therefore require an expert to attend them. This is especially true on diesel-electric ships or vessels equipped with sophisticated systems such as dynamic positioning.

The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) amended STCW 95 (also known as the Manila Amendment) on June 25, 2010, to introduce the certified position of Electro-technical officer in place of Electrical officers.[7] This was enacted to make modern Electrical Engineers competent to understand the more complex and sophisticated electrical systems that are emerging.[7]

On larger vessels such as cruise ships or specialized offshore DP vessels,[4] Electro-Technical Officers can have ranks within their profession, such position names include, lead ETO, First Electrician, chief electrical officer or chief electrical engineer. In this situation, the highest ranked Electro Technical officer will report directly to the chief engineer.[3] On special class ships such as FPSOs the Electro Technical officer can earn high incomes due to the complexity of systems on board.[6] This person is generally expected to have additional qualifications which specialise in process engineering, instrumentation and control.[6]

See also

References

  • "Table A-III/6, Specification of minimum standard of competence for officers in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more". International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers. Retrieved March 16, 2007.

Specific

  1. ↑ "ETO Requirements".
  2. 1 2 Škrlec, Zoran, Zlatimir Bićanić, and Joško Tadic. "Maritime cyber defense." In 6th International Maritime Science Conference, p. 19. 2014.
  3. 1 2 stcw. "AMSA Electro Technical Officer Requirements - Australia Seafarer Qualifications". www.edumaritime.net. Retrieved 2020-11-06.
  4. 1 2 "Training & Certification Guidance: UK Requirements For Electro-technical Officers" (PDF). Maritime and Coastguard Agency. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  5. ↑ Marine navigation and safety of sea transportation : STCW, maritime education and training (MET), human resources and crew manning, maritime policy, logistics and economic matters. Weintrit, Adam., Neumann, Tomasz. Leiden, The Netherlands: CRC Press/Balkema. 2013. ISBN 978-1-315-88315-1. OCLC 854880167.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. 1 2 3 Leong, P. (2012). Understanding the seafarer global labour market in the context of a seafarer 'shortage' (PDF) (Unpublished master's thesis). Cardiff University. Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. 1 2 Mindykowski, Janusz (2017-04-03). "Towards safety improvement: implementation and assessment of new standards of competence for Electro-Technical Officers on ships". Maritime Policy & Management. 44 (3): 336–357. doi:10.1080/03088839.2016.1275861. ISSN 0308-8839. S2CID 157998831.
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