Careers · Electro-technical
Electro-Technical Officer (ETO)
The Electro-Technical Officer is responsible for operating, maintaining, diagnosing, installing, repairing and testing the ship's electrical equipment, safely and to a high standard. They lead the electrical team and coordinate with the other technical departments.
STCW competence
A watch or a day
Watchkeeping
The certificate that gates the job
STCW III/6
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
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.
Experience / sea time / time in rank
e.g. in rank · 6 months of experience · 8 months Experience · 6 months' experience
Visa (US C1/D, Schengen)
e.g. Visa · C1/D · US visa
Certificate of Competency / licence
e.g. Certificate of Competency · COC · CoC · License
Vaccinations (yellow fever, COVID…)
English / Marlins / CES test
e.g. Marlins · English language · CES · MARLINS
STCW basic safety training
e.g. STCW 2010 · STCW certificates · STCW Basic
Offshore survival (BOSIET / FOET / HUET / GWO)
e.g. BOSIET · HUET · CA-EBS
Security awareness / designated duties / SSO
e.g. ISPS
Also known as
Where can this role take you?
Map your next certificate: your rank, sea time and certificates in; the next step and its requirements out.