Since our founding in Berlin in 2015, SOS Humanity has been active as a civilian search and rescue organisation to ensure that no one has to drown at sea and that everyone is treated with dignity. With our rescue ships Humanity 1 and Humanity 2 we operate in the central Mediterranean to rescue people in distress at sea, protect them and bring them to a place of safety.

Für unsere nautische Schiffscrew suchen wir nach eine*n zweite*n Maschinist*in (Chief Engineer) an Bord der Humanity 1:

Responsibilities and Duties:

• Substitute of Chief Engineer
• In special emergencies, involvement in the rescue operations
• Maintenance and repair of the engine plant and equipment, accommodation and deck
• Officer in charge of engine room watch in accordance with STCW Ch. VIII.
• In charge of engine plant and equipment maintenance under direction of the Chief Engineer
• Updates inventories and completes, or updates planned maintenance systems respectively
• Maintenance of all mechanical equipment in and outside the engine room
• Adhere to safe working practice and shipboard environmental policy
• Adhere strictly to the bunker & fuel transfer procedures.
• Ensure that there are no illegal discharges of oil, garbage, sewage from the engine room in contravention of the MARPOL Convention as amended
• Provide input to junior engineers, assistant engineers, outboard mechanics, fitter / welder
• Assist in deck gear operation on deck if required

Requirements

• Valid certificate of Competence according to STCW A III/3 (750kW-3000kW) or STCW A III/1
• Valid certificate of proficiency in Basic Safety (STCW A-VI/1) (issued within the last 5 years)
• Valid certificates of Security Awareness and Designated Security Duties (STCW A-VI/6)
• Physical fitness and mental resilience, incl. valid Medical Certificate for Seafarers for desired position
• Identification with the aims and work of SOS Humanity
• Good team building skills, especially in extreme situations
• Awareness of working for a NGO; potentially working with partially (sea) inexperienced volunteers and familiarity with principles of “flat hierarchies”
• strong communication skills
• Good English language skills (confident communication in an international team;
• spontaneous, fluent, detailed communication with native speakers in a broad range of themes)
• Advanced PC skills especially Microsoft Excel, Word and Outlook
• Age: 23-70 years
• Vaccinations: Covid19 booster vaccination, measles, rubella, tetanus
• Ability to remain abstinent (drugs and alcohol) during rotation

We provide:

• Salary: 2900 € / month (employee gross)
• Possibility for longer employment
• 1-1-Contract
• Travel Expenses

The HUMANITY 1 sails under German flag, therefore we are bound to European citizenship in certain positions. However, it is very important to us that our crew is as international and  diverse as possible. In particular, we would like to encourage women* to apply in order to ensure a balanced gender ratio on board.