SCOPE
Successful completion of this course will satisfy the requirements for demonstrated competence in Engine Room Resource Management principles that are necessary for an STCW endorsement as an Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch (OICEW) in a manned engine room or designated duty engineer in a periodically unmanned engine room on vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kW/1,000 HP propulsion power or more (operational level) and management level officers that have not completed Engineroom Resource Management, all in accordance with Section A-III/1 of the STCW Code as amended and
The Engine Room Resource Management training requirements of 46 CFR 11.325(a)(3)(i) and (b)(1); 46 CFR 11.327(a)(3)(i) and (b)(1); 46 CFR 11.329(a)(4)(iv); 46 CFR 11.331(a)(3)(i) and (b)(1); and 46 CFR 11.333(a)(3)(i) and (b)(1); AND
The Engine Room Resource Management standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.329(a)(3); STCW Code Section A-III/1 and Table A-III/1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVIC 17-14(Ch-5) Tasks 1.4; AND
The Leadership and Teamworking Skills standards of competence required by 46 CFR 11.329(c); STCW Code Section A-III/1 and Table A-III/1, as amended 2010, meeting the National Assessment Guidelines from NVIC 17-14(Ch-5) Tasks 16.1.A.
OBJECTIVE
The objective of this course is to provide trainees with guidance and information to gain knowledge, understanding and proficiency required to achieve the objectives of the learning outcomes to demonstrate the standard of competence for all seafarers assigned shipboard duties and with the guidance regarding watchkeeping arrangements of the STCW Code.
This course is designed to enable seafarers to demonstrate their competence to maintain a safe engineering watch at the operational level, in particular their knowledge of engine-room resource management principles, including:
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Allocation, assignment and prioritization of resources
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Effective communication
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Assertiveness and leadership
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Obtaining and maintaining situational awareness
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Consideration of team experience
ENTRY STANDARDS
Course is available to the following persons:
Any licensed engineer, apprentice engineers with at least 4 months sea time in the engine department, or QMED or equivalent with 6 months sea time in the engine department, oiler, fireman/watertender, or junior engineer 6 months of sea time in the engine room, or a graduate from the marine engineering course of a school of technology accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology.