Ratings Forming Part of a Watch in a Manned Engine-room or designated to perform duties in a Periodically Unmanned Engine-room

To meet the minimum standard of competence for all trainees assigned to shipboard duties as required in Section A-III/4 of the STCW Code, this course is designed to enable the trainees to successfully demonstrate the competences as Ratings Forming Part of a Watch in a Manned Engine-room or designated to perform duties in a Periodically Unmanned Engine-room.

     Specifically, at the end of the course the trainee must be able to:

·            carry out a watch routine appropriate to the duties of a rating forming part of an engine-room watch;

·            understand orders and be understood in matters relevant to watchkeeping duties;

·            for keeping a boiler watch: maintain the correct water levels and steam pressures; and

·            operate emergency equipment and apply emergency procedures.