Enhance your maritime career with our intensive 3-day “Able Seafarer Engine” training program designed specifically for engine room ratings, including seamen, oilers, and wipers. This hands-on skill development course is tailored to meet modern maritime industry demands and prepares participants to perform engine room duties with greater efficiency, awareness, and safety.
The training provides comprehensive practical and theoretical knowledge aligned with international maritime standards, ensuring readiness for shipboard responsibilities. Key focus areas include Safe Working Practices, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, and the Permit to Work System, all critical for minimizing incidents and maintaining onboard safety.
Participants will gain a deeper understanding of Life Saving Appliances (LSA) and Fire Fighting Systems (FFA), along with essential engine room operations such as Watchkeeping Procedures, understanding Alarm Systems, and Machinery Maintenance. The course also introduces Basic Seamanship Skills, surface preparation techniques for painting, and safe use of EOT Cranes, Lifting and Rigging Equipment.
Further practical modules include Fitting and Fabrication, safe operations of Gas Cutting, Welding Machines, and proper handling of Power and Pneumatic Tools. The training emphasizes Electrical Safety, recognizing its importance in engine room operations.
Participants are also introduced to ISPS Code Requirements, enhancing onboard security awareness, and Elements of Social Responsibility, promoting teamwork, discipline, and communication among multinational crew members.
Upon successful completion, trainees become better equipped to serve as competent engine room ratings, capable of contributing to safe and efficient ship operations. Ideal for seafarers aiming to progress in the maritime industry, this course is a crucial step toward becoming a certified Able Seafarer Engine.
Join this transformative training and power your maritime journey with the skills and confidence needed for today’s demanding engine room environments.
What will I learn?
- Safe working practices onboard Ships
- Life saving & Fire Fighting System
- Permit to Work System
- Hazard & Risk Assessment
- Personal and social responsibilities on board
- Electrical Safety and use of Power / pneumatic tools
- Engine room watchkeeping, alarms and Machinery upkeep
- Basic Seamanship practices
- Painting, surface preparation and errors
- EOT crane, lifting and rigging operations
- ISM and ISPS requirements on board
- Safe usage procedures of Machines and tools, Fitting, Gas cutting, Welding
- Engine room Ratings working on board ships
- 1. What is the Able Seafarer – Engine course?
The Able Seafarer – Engine course prepares qualified engine-room ratings for support-level duties under STCW Regulation III/5, including engine-room watchkeeping, machinery operation, maintenance and safe working practices. - 2. Who is eligible for Able Seafarer – Engine training?
It is generally intended for seafarers who meet the requirements for a rating forming part of an engineering watch and have the required approved engine-department sea service. - 3. What is the sea service requirement for Able Seafarer – Engine?
The STCW framework provides for 12 months of approved sea service, or 6 months with approved training, while qualified as a rating forming part of an engineering watch. Specific Indian requirements should be checked against the applicable DG Shipping process. - 4. Which STCW regulation covers Able Seafarer – Engine?
Able Seafarer – Engine is covered under STCW Regulation III/5 and Section A-III/5, with competence requirements covering engine-room support duties. - 5. What subjects are covered in the Able Seafarer – Engine course?
Training covers marine engineering, electrical/electronic and control engineering, maintenance and repair, and controlling ship operations and care of persons onboard at the support level. - 6. Is Able Seafarer – Engine the same as Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch?
No. RFPEW under STCW Regulation III/4 is a prerequisite pathway for Able Seafarer – Engine, while Able Seafarer – Engine is certified under Regulation III/5. - 7. What duties can an Able Seafarer – Engine perform onboard?
An Able Seafarer – Engine can perform support-level engine-department duties such as assisting with machinery operations, engine-room watchkeeping, maintenance, electrical equipment and safe working procedures. - 8. Is Able Seafarer – Engine certification internationally recognised?
The qualification is based on the internationally recognised STCW Convention, but the certificate or endorsement issued and its acceptance depend on the relevant flag State or maritime administration. - 9. What documents are required for Able Seafarer – Engine certification in India?
Indian applicants may need documents such as their CDC, passport, INDoS details, RFPEW COP, verified sea-service evidence, required STCW certificates and valid medical fitness documentation. - 10. Can Able Seafarer – Engine help me progress my seafaring career?
Yes. It provides a recognised support-level qualification for engine-department duties and can form part of a seafarer’s progression toward higher engine-room responsibilities, subject to further sea service and certification requirements.
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