Small Vessel Chief Engineer Portsmouth Apprentice L4

To apply for this role, you must be at least 18 years old.

Salary: £ Competitive plus benefits

Serco Maritime have a new and exciting opportunity for an Apprentice to join the team in Portsmouth completing a Level 4 Small Vessel Chief Engineer apprenticeship.

Serco Maritime Services deliver maritime support packages tailored to our customers’ needs all delivered within a national accreditation framework. As owners and operators of specialist vessels, from harbour workboats to oceangoing support vessels, we provide world class integrated maritime services both in the UK and abroad. Our vessels provide a range of support, which include for example: dive support, military training, submarine rescue exercises, target/test equipment deployment/recovery and passenger transfers.

This is a unique apprenticeship where you will undertake the required training and sea service to eventually obtain the qualification required to serve as a Chief Engineer on board one of our smaller vessels.

The course will include gaining on the job experience by serving on board Serco operated vessels and periods of study at the Fleetwood Nautical Campus of Blackpool & The Fylde College. Periods at colleges will vary but will normally be between 2-6 weeks. This will allow you to gain the knowledge skills and behaviours required to complete the assessments you will undergo throughout the apprenticeship including the end point assessment undertaken with IAMI, which will enable you to gain a Small Vessel Chief Engineer COC.

Key Accountabilities:

· To attain and demonstrate competence as a member of the engineering department on-board assigned vessels.

· To undertake academic training in a maritime college (requiring significant periods away from home) to gain MCA Small Vessel Engineer Certificate of Competency and associated courses.

· To learn and perform watchkeeping duties during day or night shifts, both at sea and in port. These duties may include watchkeeping on sea passages as required by the master and chief engineer.

· To complete assigned mechanical and electrical workshop training, demonstrating safe and responsible attitudes.

· To become competent in maintenance duties including planned and unplanned maintenance duties on all items of main and auxiliary machinery on assigned vessels. This may include heavy maintenance in dry dockings and refits.

· To assist in vessel statutory inspections and classification surveys of assigned vessels, attaining knowledge of relevant rules and regulations.

· To undertake training and demonstrate competence to deal with emergency situations afloat, including fire, sea survival and other courses.

· To attain and demonstrate a good working knowledge of company procedures relating to the engineering department including record keeping, ordering spares and safety procedures.

· To obtain the required sea service in the time period allocated by the Maritime Training Officer.

· To comply with Serco values and behaviours throughout duration of the apprenticeship.

· To always comply with the UK Merchant Navy Code of Conduct.

· To undertake other duties and training commensurate with the level of the post as may be reasonably required from time to time.