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Technical Superintendent

F3. Seafaring Life, Education, Professions and Institutions

Definition

Shore-based ship maintenance manager.

The technical superintendent is the shore-based manager responsible for the maintenance, repair, and class and statutory surveys of an assigned fleet of ships. The superintendent plans dry-dockings, controls the maintenance budget, oversees the planned maintenance system, and is usually a former chief engineer. The role sits within the technical department of a shipowner or third-party manager and is the office counterpart to the ship’s chief engineer.