How to become a marine engine mechanic or repairer

Official title: Marine engine mechanic/repairer

Also called: Engine-room mechanic (ship), Marine engine fitter, Marine engine mechanic, Marine engine repairer, Marine mechanic, Ship's engine-room mechanic, Ÿ Marine engine fitter, Ÿ Marine mechanic

Marine engine mechanic/repairer fits, installs, examines, services and repairs marine equipment and engines.

Main tasks

• Fitting, installing, examining, servicing and repairing marine equipment and engines
• Oiling and greasing marine equipment and engines
• Inspecting and testing new marine equipment and engines for conformity with standards and specifications
• Disassembling marine equipment and engines to remove parts and make repairs
• Examining parts for defects such as breakage and excessive wear
• Operating newly repaired marine equipment and engines to verify the adequacy of repairs
• Recording repairs and maintenance performed

Ways in

• Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Mechanical Systems Engineering. You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
• Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Mechanical Engineering. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Ngee Ann Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

How do I become a marine engine mechanic or repairer?

Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma; Work-study diploma.

Will AI change the work of a marine engine mechanic or repairer?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026