Electro-technical officer

The Electro-Technical Officer (ETO) is a licensed member of the engine department of a merchant ship as per Section A-III/6 of the STCW Code.

[7] On larger vessels such as cruise ships or specialized offshore DP vessels,[4] Electro-Technical Officers can have ranks within their profession, such position names include, lead ETO, First Electrician, chief electrical officer or chief electrical engineer.

In this situation, the highest ranked Electro Technical officer will report directly to the chief engineer.

[3] On special class ships such as FPSOs the Electro Technical officer can earn high incomes due to the complexity of systems on board.

[6] This person is generally expected to have additional qualifications which specialise in process engineering, instrumentation and control.