Careers · Electro-technical
Chief Electrician
The Chief Electrician leads the electrical, electronic and AV/IT department: coordinating, supervising and following up its work, keeping the ship's networks, technical spaces and assigned systems running, and supporting the Chief Engineer with maintenance and technical projects.
STCW competence
A watch or a day
Watchkeeping
The certificate that gates the job
STCW III/6 (cruise senior electrical post — III/6 or III/7 by brand; confirm)
The certification behind this rank
What the rules require for this role — STCW, Indian and UK implementation.
Plus the certificates every seafarer holds: medical, basic safety, security awareness, and passenger-ship training on a cruise ship.
STCW III/6
cruise senior electrical post — III/6 or III/7 by brand; confirm
STCW V/2
serving on passenger ships (applies to all personnel)
MSN 1860 Amd 1
UK implementation of STCW III/6
MS (STCW) Rules 2014 r.48
India implementation of STCW III/6
MSN 1866 Amd 2
UK implementation of STCW V/2
MS (STCW) Rules 2014 r.55
India implementation of STCW V/2
What employers ask for
Seen across employer job postings — a guide to what recruiters look for, not a legal requirement.
Certificate of Competency / licence
e.g. Certificate of Competency · CoC
STCW basic safety training
e.g. STCW 95 · STCW certificates
High-voltage training
e.g. High Voltage · High voltage
Where can this role take you?
Map your next certificate: your rank, sea time and certificates in; the next step and its requirements out.