Ship engineers need knowledge in the following areas:

• Mechanical: The design, use, and repair of machines and tools.
• Administration and Management: How to run a business or group.
• English Language: The meaning and use of the English language.
• Engineering and Technology: How to use computers and rules of engineering to design and produce goods and services.
• Transportation: The methods and costs for moving people, goods, and materials.
• Mathematics: The rules and uses of numbers.
• Public Safety and Security: How to protect people and property.