Your profession: Ship mechanic (m/f)
Professional activities
Ship mechanics operate, repair and maintain the machines and technical equipment on board a ship. They also carry out maintenance work on deck.
Fields of work
Ship mechanics work
- on board ships in all areas of coastal and maritime shipping
- on board of tugboats on national and international level
- on board vessels in fishing
- on board ships of the navy
- on board ships of the coastguard service (Federal Police)
- on board ships of water management and shipping authorities
Ship mechanics also work on land
- for port companies
- for ship construction companies
Regulation
This profession is not regulated in Germany.
The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).