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
The professional profiles are based on information from berufenet at the Federal Employment Agency and BIBB (Federal Institute for Vocational Education and Training).