SCOPE
Successful completion of this course will satisfy the Control System training requirements of 46 CFR 11.329(a)(4)(xi) for STCW endorsements as OICEW on vessels powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 kW / 1,000 HP propulsion power or more
OBJECTIVE
The course objective is to instruct the student in the areas relevant to Control Systems at the Operational Level and satisfy regulations as stated in STCW Table A-III/1 Specification of minimum standard of competence for officers in charge of an engineering watch in a manned engine-room or designated duty engineers in a periodically unmanned engine-room.
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.