Second engineer officer on a ship with engine with power of 3.000 kW or more

A second engineer officer is an engineer officer

who is second in command to the chief engineer officer and takes over the

responsibility for mechanical propulsion of the ship and operation and

maintenance of mechanical and electrical devices on the ship in case the chief

engineer officer is incapacitated.

In order to perform this profession one

needs to get an authorisation for the rank of a second engineer officer on a

ship with engine with power of 3.000 kW or more.

Conditions and evidence

• Authorisation for the title second engineer officer on a ship with engine power exceeding 3000 kW