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Staff Chief Engineer
The Staff Chief Engineer is the Chief Engineer's deputy, assisting in all technical, mechanical, electrical and environmental matters and making sure the technical department's systems run correctly and are well maintained.
STCW competence
A watch or a day
Watchkeeping
The certificate that gates the job
STCW III/2 (same STCW requirement as Chief Engineer)
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/2
owner: same STCW requirement as Chief Engineer
STCW V/2
serving on passenger ships (applies to all personnel)
MSN 1857 Amd 1
UK implementation of STCW III/2
MS (STCW) Rules 2014 r.37
India implementation of STCW III/2
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. license · CoC
STCW basic safety training
e.g. STCW 95 · STCW certificates
USPH / VSP knowledge
e.g. Public Health · USPH
Experience / sea time / time in rank
e.g. 2 years experience · 3 years of experience
STCW regulation cited
e.g. III/2
Security awareness / designated duties / SSO
e.g. ISPS
Seaman's book / CDC / passport
e.g. CDC
English / Marlins / CES test
e.g. fluent English
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.