STCW'95 III/2 Chief Engineer Certificate of Competency
Before undertaking Engineering Knowledge (EK) or MCA Oral examinations, candidates require a minimum 18 months sea service ( including 9 months as a watchkeeping Engineer Officer) while holding STCW '95 Table A III/2 Certificate of Competency (Watchkeeper) or Class 2 certification. A valid personal medical fitness certificate recognised by the MCA is also required before a Certificate of Competency is issued.
Unless candidates have been granted exemption by the MCA or already passed academic subjects at Chief Engineer level, candidates must undertake training programmes and associated internal examinations in the following academic subjects ( for which no sea service is specified ):
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Applied Heat & Mechanics
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Naval Architecture & Electrotechnology
Students wishing to undertake these academic programmes must have previously passed the Second Engineer Mathematics unit or hold an appropriate equivalent qualification.
Candidates can then undertake a training programme and associated external examinations in the following professional Engineering Knowledge (EK) subjects to Second Engineer level before taking MCA Oral Examination:
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General Engineering Knowledge
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Steam or Motor Engineering Knowledge
Please refer to the associated document for more detailed information on this training programme.