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Nowadays due to the increase in ] on Merchant Vessels and increase in the Unattended Machinery Spaces (UMS) class vessels the number of Marine Engineers have decreased drastically on board a Merchant Ship. Today the Engine department usually consists of the following number of Engineers and crew:{{cn|date=July 2012}} Nowadays due to the increase in ] on Merchant Vessels and increase in the Unattended Machinery Spaces (UMS) class vessels the number of Marine Engineers have decreased drastically on board a Merchant Ship. Today the Engine department usually consists of the following number of Engineers and crew:{{cn|date=July 2012}}


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The engine control room on the Argonaute. The Argonaute is a French supply vessel, mainly used for anti-pollution missions along with the tugboat Abeille Bourbon. It has been built in 2003 in Norway, is based in Brest, belongs to SURF and is used by the French Navy.

In maritime transportation, the engine department or engineering department is an organizational unit aboard a ship that is responsible for the operating, maintaining and repairing the propulsion systems and the support systems for crew, passengers and cargo. It is also responsible for other systems such as:

The Engine Department emerged with the arrival of marine engines for propulsion, largely during the latter half of the 19th century. Due to the advancement in Marine Technology during the twentieth century, the engineering department is considered in merchant navy as equally important as the Deck department, since trained engineers are required to handle the machinery on a ship.

Nowadays due to the increase in Automation on Merchant Vessels and increase in the Unattended Machinery Spaces (UMS) class vessels the number of Marine Engineers have decreased drastically on board a Merchant Ship. Today the Engine department usually consists of the following number of Engineers and crew:

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  1. Wise Geek: What is the Engine Department on a US Merchant Ship?
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