AD Ports Group’s Maritime & Shipping Cluster, led by Noatum Maritime, is seeking an experienced Motorman to ensure the efficient and safe operation of marine engines and auxiliary machinery onboard vessels within the UAE fleet. This hands-on engine room role is essential to safe, reliable maritime operations across a fleet of over 250 vessels.
About the Role — Marine Engine Room Operations
Core Purpose: Ensure efficient and safe operation of marine engines and auxiliary machinery
Key Equipment: Main propulsion engines and onboard machinery systems
Operational Support: Mooring/unmooring, bunkering, and cargo loading/discharging assistance
Documentation: Maintaining accurate engine and machinery logbooks
About Noatum Maritime — Global Maritime Cluster
Fleet Scale: Over 250 vessels operating across multiple countries
Expertise: Decades of maritime experience delivering “everything you need on the seas”
Global Reach: A globally connected, agile entity within AD Ports Group’s Maritime & Shipping Cluster
Career Growth: Build specialized marine engineering expertise within a major global maritime operator
Position Overview
This Motorman role involves operating and maintaining main propulsion engines and machinery onboard vessels, performing routine inspections and preventive maintenance, troubleshooting and rectifying engine and machinery breakdowns promptly, maintaining accurate engine and machinery logbooks, ensuring compliance with safety and environmental standards, assisting in mooring/unmooring, bunkering and cargo operations, and supporting the Chief Engineer with inventory tracking and equipment repair.
Why This Role Matters: As a Motorman within the UAE fleet, you keep vessels running safely and efficiently by maintaining critical engine room systems, apply hands-on troubleshooting skills to prevent and resolve machinery breakdowns, support essential operations like mooring, bunkering and cargo handling, uphold strict safety and environmental compliance standards at sea, and build a specialized maritime engineering career within one of the region’s largest port and shipping operators.
Key Responsibilities
Engine & Machinery Operation
- Operate and maintain the main propulsion engines and machinery on board the vessels
- Perform routine inspections and plan preventive maintenance on marine engines and auxiliary machinery
- Troubleshoot and rectify engine and machinery breakdowns promptly to ensure safe, efficient operation
Documentation & Compliance
- Maintain engine and machinery logbooks accurately reflecting maintenance activities and engine performance
- Ensure compliance with safety regulations and environmental standards
Vessel Operations Support
- Assist in the mooring and unmooring of vessels, bunkering operations and loading/discharging of cargo
- Maintain cleanliness of the engine room and machinery spaces
Inventory & Continuous Improvement
- Support the Chief Engineer in tracking engine room inventory and equipment repair
- Identify opportunities for engine room efficiency improvements
Qualifications & Requirements
Educational Requirements
- Preparatory School education
Certification Requirements
- Valid STCW (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers)
Experience Requirements
- A minimum of 4 years of experience in a similar role
- Experience as a Motorman in the maritime industry
Essential Skills
- Excellent English; Arabic is an added advantage
- Strong understanding of marine engineering principles
- Hands-on experience in engine maintenance and repair
- Cultural sensitivity and adaptability
- Ability to design and deliver training programs, and act as a coach and mentor to employees
- Problem solving and attention to detail
About AD Ports Group and Noatum Maritime
Join AD Ports Group’s Maritime & Shipping Cluster, led by Noatum Maritime — a globally connected, agile entity operating across multiple countries with a fleet of over 250 vessels. Backed by decades of maritime expertise, Noatum Maritime delivers “everything you need on the seas,” offering Motormen the opportunity to build a specialized engineering career within a major global maritime and shipping operator.
Career Excellence: Apply specialized marine engineering skills within one of the region’s largest maritime operators.
Who Should Apply?
- STCW Certified Motormen: With 4+ years of maritime engine room experience
- Marine Engineering Professionals: Skilled in propulsion engines and auxiliary machinery
- Hands-On Troubleshooters: Comfortable diagnosing and repairing engine faults promptly
- Bilingual Seafarers: Fluent in English, with Arabic as an advantage
- Safety-Focused Crew Members: Committed to environmental and safety compliance at sea
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