Damen was surprised by the man when he glared at him but when he started speaking he guessed he had found the chief engineer. “I don’t think I am doing anything chief. I am fixing the engine and anything else that I might be able to help with.” He paused for a moment then added. “Captian’s orders are to help fix the engines and anything else that needs fixing. So what else do you need help with?” He had been in an engine room enough in his early years and that knowledge would probably make him useful if the chief would let him help with the ships repairs. The idea of not getting to work here was aggravating to him even though he knew that there was plenty of other work to be done that he could do it would still grate of his nerves to be denied access to the ships engines.