Marine Engineers and Naval Architects

Does not pass

• Prepare technical reports for use by engineering, management, or sales personnel.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 5.3% of the role's time · $48.3M

• Perform monitoring activities to ensure that ships comply with international regulations and standards for life-saving equipment and pollution preventatives.

  physical work, outside the screen · 5.2% of the role's time · $47.4M

• Act as liaisons between ships' captains and shore personnel to ensure that schedules and budgets are maintained, and that ships are operated safely and efficiently.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 5.0% of the role's time · $46.2M

• Inspect marine equipment and machinery to draw up work requests and job specifications.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.7% of the role's time · $43.5M

• Supervise other engineers and crew members and train them for routine and emergency duties.

  physical work, outside the screen · 4.7% of the role's time · $42.8M

• Maintain contact with, and formulate reports for, contractors and clients to ensure completion of work at minimum cost.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 4.6% of the role's time · $42.4M

• Conduct analyses of ships, such as stability, structural, weight, and vibration analyses.

  reason given most often: a failure is too expensive · 4.6% of the role's time · $42.1M

• Study design proposals and specifications to establish basic characteristics of craft, such as size, weight, speed, propulsion, displacement, and draft.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 4.5% of the role's time · $41.7M

• Conduct analytical, environmental, operational, or performance studies to develop designs for products, such as marine engines, equipment, and structures.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.7% of the role's time · $33.7M

• Coordinate activities with regulatory bodies to ensure repairs and alterations are at minimum cost and consistent with safety.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.6% of the role's time · $33.3M

• Prepare, or direct the preparation of, product or system layouts and detailed drawings and schematics.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.6% of the role's time · $32.9M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

• Maintain records of engineering department activities, including expense records and details of equipment maintenance and repairs.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 3.6% of the role's time · $32.8M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

• Design layout of craft interior, including cargo space, passenger compartments, ladder wells, and elevators.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 3.5% of the role's time · $32.2M

• Design complete hull and superstructure according to specifications and test data, in conformity with standards of safety, efficiency, and economy.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and a failure is too expensive · 3.4% of the role's time · $31.5M

• Evaluate performance of craft during dock and sea trials to determine design changes and conformance with national and international standards.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.3% of the role's time · $29.9M

• Prepare plans, estimates, design and construction schedules, and contract specifications, including any special provisions.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 3.2% of the role's time · $29.7M

• Check, test, and maintain automatic controls and alarm systems.

  physical work, outside the screen · 3.1% of the role's time · $28.7M

• Investigate and observe tests on machinery and equipment for compliance with standards.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.9% of the role's time · $26.8M

• Maintain and coordinate repair of marine machinery and equipment for installation on vessels.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.9% of the role's time · $26.2M

• Design and oversee testing, installation, and repair of marine apparatus and equipment.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.8% of the role's time · $25.5M

• Schedule machine overhauls and the servicing of electrical, heating, ventilation, refrigeration, water, and sewage systems.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.6% of the role's time · $23.9M

• Procure materials needed to repair marine equipment and machinery.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 2.6% of the role's time · $23.4M · passed by Claude Sonnet · the models disagreed

• Evaluate operation of marine equipment during acceptance testing and shakedown cruises.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.5% of the role's time · $23.3M

• Analyze data to determine feasibility of product proposals.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 2.2% of the role's time · $20.1M

• Determine conditions under which tests are to be conducted, as well as sequences and phases of test operations.

  reason given most often: no existing check settles it · 2.2% of the role's time · $19.7M

• Conduct environmental, operational, or performance tests on marine machinery and equipment.

  physical work, outside the screen · 2.1% of the role's time · $19.5M

• Establish arrangement of boiler room equipment and propulsion machinery, heating and ventilating systems, refrigeration equipment, piping, and other functional equipment.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it, and a failure is too expensive · 2.1% of the role's time · $19.1M

• Confer with research personnel to clarify or resolve problems and to develop or modify designs.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked, and no existing check settles it · 2.1% of the role's time · $19.1M

• Review work requests and compare them with previous work completed on ships to ensure that costs are economically sound.

  reason given most often: nobody can tell quickly whether it worked · 2.0% of the role's time · $18.1M

• Oversee construction and testing of prototype in model basin and develop sectional and waterline curves of hull to establish center of gravity, ideal hull form, and buoyancy and stability data.

  physical work, outside the screen · 1.3% of the role's time · $12.3M