21711

Chief/Second engineer (ship)

Chief/Second engineer (ship) plans, coordinates and directs engine-room department aboard ship and supervises subordinate marine engineer officers and engine-room ratings. He/she takes complete charge of the operation, maintenance and repair of all mechanical and electrical machinery and equipment on board ship including propulsion engines, boilers, auxiliary, deck machinery, refrigeration and sanitary equipment.

SSOC hierarchy Crosswalks

Level

unit

Mapped ISCO

Source

SingStat

In this unit group: sibling units

unit-group 2171 Ship Engineers and Related Professionals unit 21712 Technical superintendent unit 21713 Ship captain/Chief mate unit 21714 Marine superintendent

Official data

Official name	Singapore Standard Industrial Classification (SSOC 2024)
Issuing authority	Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS)
Tax authority	Inland Revenue Authority of Singapore (IRAS) (IRAS)
Purpose	Classifies occupations in Singapore for labour statistics, workforce planning, and international reporting.
Active version	SSOC 2024 (21 Mar 2024)
Hierarchy level	Unit (final leaf, 5-digit)
Source	https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic
Prior versions	SSIC 2020, SSIC 2015

Definition & tasks

Tasks

No tasks listed.

Examples

Under this unit

• First engineering officer (ship) • First foreign-going marine engineering officer • Second foreign-going marine engineering officer • Second marine engineer

Elsewhere

• Third foreign-going marine engineering officer, see 31510

Hierarchy context

2→21→217→2171→21711 Chief/Second engineer (ship)

Major group

2 PROFESSIONALS

Sub-major

21 SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING PROFESSIONALS

Minor group

217 SHIP AND AIRCRAFT RELATED PROFESSIONALS

Unit group

2171 Ship Engineers and Related Professionals

Correspondence tables

SSOC 2020

21711 — Chief/Second engineer (ship)

ISCO-08

3151 — Ships' engineers

Alphabetical index entries

Principal Title 21711 Chief/Second engineer (ship) Alternative Title 21711 Chief engineer (ship) Alternative Title 21711 Chief engineer officer (ship) Alternative Title 21711 First engineering officer (ship) Alternative Title 21711 First foreign-going marine engineering officer Alternative Title 21711 Second engineer (ship)

Data source: Department of Statistics Singapore (SingStat / DOS) (https://www.singstat.gov.sg/standards/standards-and-classifications/ssic). Official SSOC 2024 workbooks.

Last refresh: 21 Mar 2024. Version: SSOC 2024.

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