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A. Vessel and Operating Profile
- Vessel name:
- Flag state:
- Gross tonnage:
- Propulsion power:
- Commercial or private operation:
- Cruising area:
- Rotation or leave package:
- Safe Manning Document reviewed:
- Company Safety Management System reviewed:
- Existing engineering department structure reviewed:
- Existing AVIT/IT/vendor support model reviewed:
B. Role Title and Reporting Line
- Proposed role title:
- Department or reporting line:
- Direct manager:
- Secondary reporting line, if any:
- Is the role administratively placed in engineering:
- Is the role expected to support owner/guest systems directly:
- Is the role expected to manage vendors or shore support:
- Is the role expected to own technical documentation:
C. Engine Room Watchkeeping Boundary
- Does the role include routine engine room watchkeeping:
- If yes, required certificate or authorisation identified:
- If yes, watch schedule and rest-hour impact reviewed:
- If yes, technical on-call burden reviewed separately:
- If yes, salary, rotation, authority, and relief cover adjusted:
- If no, advert states that the role is not an engine room watchkeeping position:
- Electro-technical/AVIT 24/7 response expectations defined:
- Alarm, connectivity, communications, AV, and guest-system response expectations defined:
D. Required Maritime Certification
- STCW ETO Certificate of Competency required:
- Engineer officer Certificate of Competency required:
- ENG1 or accepted equivalent required:
- High-voltage training required:
- HELM management required:
- GMDSS or radio responsibility included:
- Flag-state endorsement or CEC required:
- Other mandatory certificates:
- Certificate renewal or revalidation burden considered:
E. Required AVIT, IT, and Network Competence
- AV distribution and control systems:
- Guest cabin, salon, cinema, deck, and crew AV systems:
- Wi-Fi, switching, routing, VLANs, DHCP, DNS:
- Firewall, VPN, remote access, and logging:
- VSAT, Starlink, LTE, marina internet, and WAN failover:
- CCTV, access control, crew systems:
- Rack infrastructure, structured cabling, labelling, and drawings:
- Vendor-supported systems:
- Relevant AVIXA, CEDIA, Cisco, CompTIA, vendor, or equivalent training considered:
F. Cyber and Operational Risk
- Cybersecurity responsibility included:
- Remote vendor access controlled:
- Password and credential process defined:
- Backup process defined:
- Patch and update responsibility defined:
- Incident response escalation path defined:
- Network segmentation responsibility defined:
- NIST, IMO cyber, or company cyber framework considered:
- Sensitive owner, guest, and crew data exposure reviewed:
G. Documentation and Handover
- Network diagram required:
- IP plan required:
- Rack elevations required:
- Vendor contact list required:
- Warranty and support contracts required:
- Credential vault or secure handover process required:
- Change-control record required:
- Refit or project documentation required:
- Known defects and recurring faults documented:
- Handover standard included in job scope:
H. Refit, Project, and Vendor Responsibility
- New-build or refit involvement included:
- Technical specification writing included:
- Budget input or budget ownership included:
- Vendor selection or vendor management included:
- Commissioning and acceptance testing included:
- Snagging ownership included:
- Warranty claims and support escalation included:
- Management reporting required:
I. Compensation Review Triggers
- Role combines two or more technical domains:
- Role includes certificated responsibility:
- Role includes 24/7 response or guest-facing support:
- Role includes engine room watchkeeping:
- Role includes cyber governance:
- Role includes refit or project management:
- Role includes vendor and budget ownership:
- Role replaces what would otherwise be multiple positions:
- Final package reviewed against actual scope, rotation, risk, and authority:
J. Interview and Verification Questions
- Which yacht systems have you owned end to end on a vessel over 500 GT:
- What formal maritime certificates do you hold:
- What AV, IT, network, cyber, or vendor certifications do you hold:
- Describe a WAN failover or guest connectivity failure you resolved:
- Describe a time you refused or escalated unsafe technical scope:
- How do you document technical changes onboard:
- How do you manage remote vendor access:
- Where is your boundary between ETO, AVIT, engineer, CTO, and CETO responsibility:
- What support do you need from engineering, shore IT, vendors, and management:
K. Approval Record
- Captain reviewed:
- Chief Engineer reviewed:
- Yacht Manager reviewed:
- Owner or owner representative reviewed:
- Recruiter brief updated:
- Job advert updated:
- Required certificates listed:
- Watchkeeping and on-call expectations listed:
- Compensation package reviewed against final scope:
- Final role scope approved:
L. Final Notes
- Outstanding concerns:
- Items to clarify before advertising:
- Items to clarify before contract signing:
- Date reviewed:
- Reviewed by: