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Description

Surface Engineering and Repair Limited Duty Officers serve as officer technical managers in the field of surface ship marine engineering, including maintenance and repair of main propulsion (gas turbine, diesel, steam, and combined diesel-gas turbine), electrical, and auxiliary machinery and systems, ship’s hull, structure and associated fittings, and practical and theoretical damage control procedures; plans, administers, and supervises the installation, operation, maintenance, and repair of equipment; makes ship alterations or design modifications; formulates, directs, and evaluates training programs; writes reports and provides technical assistance and advice; plans, organizes, and controls industrial shop production; develops and administers policy and procedures for regulating and integrating work or repair facilities; applies many elements of total quality management and quality assurance; uses computerized management information systems. They may serve as, but not limited only to serving as; commanding officers ashore, executive officers ashore, officers in charge, chief engineers, main propulsion assistants, damage control assistants, auxiliary officers, electrical officers, repair officers, material officers, or in various operational and staff billets.