Rating progression: Able Seafarer Engine
Official reference: TEAP Part A III/13 · Rule 47
An engine-room watch rating becomes Able Seafarer Engine after further sea service, shorter with an approved training course.
Where this route can take you
Who can apply
Each requirement is summarised from the official publication linked beside it — follow the link for the exact wording.
Holds the engine-room watch rating certificate
TEAP manual, Part A ↗Meets the requirements for certification as a rating forming part of a watch in a manned or periodically unmanned engine room.
Step by step
- 1
Sea service after the rating certificate
At least 12 months of approved sea service after the certificate of proficiency.
TEAP manual, Part A ↗ - 2
…or shorter with approved training
At least six months of approved sea service with the approved training completed.
TEAP manual, Part A ↗
The rules behind this route
Rules made under the repealed Merchant Shipping Act 1958 continue in force under section 324(2)(a) of the Merchant Shipping Act 2025.
MS Act 2025 s.324(2)(a): rules made under the repealed MS Act 1958 continue in force
Able Seafarer Engine certification for ratings in a manned engine room.
This page is built from the official DGS Training and Examination Advisory Programme (the TEAP manual) and the current orders of DGMA (the Directorate General of Maritime Administration, called DG Shipping until June 2026). Requirements are summarised in plain language — every section links to the official publication for the exact wording. Requirements made under the old Merchant Shipping Act 1958 still apply under the new Merchant Shipping Act 2025.