The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1911-03-16

examination for second assistant en-.
gineer, at $50 to Sllj n month. and
this work will be little more i'm.
portant, particularly as he has had
the great advantage of a thorough
mechanical training Perhaps no Will
have charge of the boiler room and
most of the ordinary repairing on his
own initiative.
At tho end Of that year he is quail.
fed to be examined for first assistant,
who draws $50 to 3125 month This
Of course. is the most important Job
in the engineering department, next TO
the chief himself, for the first assist
ant is really tho acting chief when the
latter is away. and has the handling Of
the men and the oyerhauling Of ma.
chinery.
After a year as first assistant, your
boy will be qualified to take the final
examination for chief engineer, and
rs far as regulations are concerned
will be eligible to take entire charE
of tho engine department OF any
American steam vessel in the mer
chant marine The pay OF chief rs
generally from S!35 to Sl75 a month
and board.
However, Il would be almost IN
heard of for so young a chief to be
given one OF the large Atlantic liners,
even though he might be competent;
for there must first be a vacancy, and
the seniority rule obtains pretty gen.
orally There are chiefs on liners in
their early 30s, and one OF the large
companies has as experimenting en-
gineer on shore a man OF only &c.
The next step is 10 this position Of
experimenting engineer, who is chief
of the engine departments of all YES
sells on the line He is consulted by
the vessel chiefs as to all important
repairs and alterations in machinery,
the installation OF new equipment. and
is the company's highest authority on
all matters in this branch Of the bust
ness. His pay when first appointed ia
usually about 80 per cent more than
he received as chief; but he has TO
=
which lessons the difference to that
extent
Advancement beyond that point
rests entirely upon your boys capa.
bility. In many instances. almost in
Vulnerable ones, these marine engi-
neers have gone into special work as
consulting engineers and have receiv-
ed high positions in shipbuildlng
plants, some OF them earning very
large salaries. The writer knows one
who was taken from a liner on the
Pacific ocean and made head of the
engineering department OF the largest
iron works and shipbullding plant on
the Pacific coast
This particular young man Che waR
under 35 when he received this ad.
vancemenO was not exceptionally bril-.
liant naturally; but he was a hard
worker and didn't neglect a single OPP
portunity during all tho Is or 20 years
OF his work to learn anything and
everything he could about all phases
Of engineering. He studied at odd
hours and evenings, took UP several
special courses OF study that he could
work at nights and when of duty, and,
in short, made his work his pleasure
and had real Joy In accomplishment.
Generally about the time one takes
his first examination before the gov
eminent he becomes a member OF the
Marine Engineers Beneficial Assooia-
ton, composed entirely of marine en-.
gineers. which gives him test and
certihes as to his capability whep no
applies to Uncle Sam. The advantage
Of this Is that he ia thus endorsed by
men OF experience and standing, who
know what he has done and how cap
able he is, and this Endorsement
counts for great deal.
Copyright, 1910. by the Associated Lit
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