Robert T. McManus

摘要

As chief engineer, I'm responsible as the repair officer for the entire ship. My department is responsible for taking care of all machinery from top to stop, staff to stern. We have 25 people in the engineering department onboard the [dry cargo/ ammunition ship] Lewis & Clark. I think on a comparable-sized Navy ship there'd be about 100.rnIn the Merchant Marine, we don't switch jobs like they do in the Navy. Here, engineers stay engineers throughout their careers. Primarily, the engineering officers are either graduates of maritime academies or have worked in the industry for an extensive length of time.