MEO Class II exam course

MEO Class II is the Certificate of Competency you need to sail as Second Engineer. It covers: Second Engineer Officer on ships of 3000 kW propulsion power or more, on any voyage. Before you start: MEO Class IV.

Sea service

• At least 12 months as assistant engineer or engineer officer of the watch on ships of 750 kW or more, after MEO Class IV.
• The Chief Engineer issues a watch-keeping certificate for this service.

Courses before the exam

• An approved four-month competency course, after the sea service.

The exam

• Part A, written: Mechanics and Hydromechanics, and Thermodynamics and Heat Transmission (3 hours each). You may sit Part A as soon as you hold MEO Class IV, before the sea service.
• Part B, written: Marine Engineering Knowledge (General), Marine Engineering Knowledge (Motor or Steam), Marine Engineering Practice, Marine Electro-technology, Naval Architecture, and Ship's Safety, Environmental Protection and Personnel Care (2 hours each).
• Part B, orals: one in each of the four management-level functions.

DGMA (formerly DG Shipping) checks your sea service and course certificates before you sit. Exam dates and booking are on the DGMA website; written exams and orals are held at the Mercantile Marine Departments (MMDs).

After this certificate

MEO Class I needs 36 months at sea in all after MEO Class IV, including 12 months after MEO Class II.

Prepare with Marine One

The MEO Class 2 exam plan opens one exam group on the Marine One forum, for the written exam or the oral at one MMD, with questions and reports from candidates who sat the exam, the Machinery Troubleshooting section and Community Access, for two years.

Enrol · ₹25,000What's included

Source: MS (STCW) Rules 2014, Rule 36 · TEAP Part A, Section III/2 (DGMA). Course lengths and papers are as set out there; DGMA circulars can change them, so check the DGMA website before you book.