STCW A GUIDE FOR SEAFARERS - Maritime Professional Training

INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT WORKERS’ FEDERATIONElectro-technical ratingsNAME OF CERTIFICATE REVALIDATION REG.National certificate of competence No I/2, III/7 C/RBasic safety training Achieved within VI/1 D/P– Personal survival techniques previous five– Fire prevention and fire fighting years– Elementary first aid– Personal safety and social responsibilityMedical fitness Yes I/9 C/RBasic safety familiarisation On assignment VI/1 T/OShip specific familiarisation On assignment I/14 T/OSecurity familiarisation On assignment VI/6 T/OC/R certificate required. D/P Documentary proof. T/O Training onboard. E/R Endorsement required.General requirements to obtain a certification as a electro-technicalratingElectro-technical rating serving on a seagoing ship powered by a main propulsionmachinery of 750 kW propulsion power or more must be:a) Age: be not less than 18 years of age.b) Seagoing service: have- completed approved seagoing service including not less than 12 months trainingand experience, or- completed approved training, including an approved period of seagoing servicewhich shall not be less than six months or,- qualifications that meet the technical competences in table A-III/7 and an no lessthan three months approved period of seagoing service.This must be documented in an approved training record book.c) Education & training: education and training programme meeting the standards ofcompetence specified in section A-III/7 of the STCW Code.Note: Seafarers may be considered to have met requirements of this regulation if theyhave served on board a ship for a period of not less than 12 months within thelast 60 months preceding the entry into force of this regulation and thecompetence specified in section A-III/7Notwithstanding the above requirements, a suitable qualified person may beable to undertake certain functions of section A-III/742STCW: A GUIDE FOR SEAFARERS