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(a) serving as Chief Engineer Officer or Second Engineer Officer on board a seagoing ship; and8. Operational level — refers to the level of responsibility associated with:
(b) ensuring that all functions within the designated area of responsibility are properly performed.
(a) serving as officer-in-charge of an engineering watch; and9. STCW ’95 Certificate — means the Certificate of Competency and Endorsement Certificate issued on or after 1 February 1997 in accordance with all applicable requirements of the Convention and the STCW Code, or an STCW ’78 certificate duly endorsed after 1 February 1997 in accordance with Regulation I/11.
(b) maintaining direct control over the performance of all functions within the designated area of responsibility in accordance with proper procedures and under the direction and supervision of a merchant marine engineer officer serving in the management level for that area of responsibility.
(a) have an appropriate level of knowledge and understanding of the competence to be assessed;
(b) qualified in the task for which assessment is being made;
(c) have received appropriate guidance in assessment methods and practice in which case the assessor or member of the Board have successfully completed an approved training course in IMO Model Course 3.12;
(d) have gained practical assessment experience; and
(e) if conducting assessment involving the use of simulator, have gained practical assessment experience in the particular type of simulator under the supervision of, and satisfaction of an experienced assessor.
(a) Certificate of Sea Service (MEO Form No. 5) signed by the Master and Chief Engineer. (If unsigned by the Master or Chief Engineer, contract of employment and affidavit stating the reason for being unsigned, shall be submitted)4. Certificates of Training in the appropriate courses required together with one photocopy for each certificate. (if applicable)
(b) Seafarer’s Identification and Record Book (SIRB) — one photocopy each of pages one and two, and other pages reflecting sea service. (In case of lost SIRB, affidavit of loss. and certification from MARINA that such SIRB had been issued, stating the pertinent data of the issuance, shall be submitted)
(c) Company Certification of Sea Service. The Certification shall include the type of vessel, the rank occupied, vessel’s KW propulsion power, vessel’s trading area and inclusive dates of sea service.
1.1 Holder of a Certificate of Registration as Fourth Engineer issued in accordance with Section 28 of Board Resolution No. 1, series of 1999, the Rules and Regulations Implementing R.A. No. 8544.2. THIRD ENGINEER OFFICER
2.1 Holder of a Certificate of Registration as Third Engineer issued in accordance with Section 28 of Board Resolution No. 1, series of 1999, the Rules and Regulations Implementing R.A. No. 8544.
3.1 Holder of a Certificate of Registration as Second Engineer Officer issued in accordance with Section 28 of Board Resolution No. 1, series of 1999, the Rules and Regulations Implementing R.A. No. 8544.4. CHIEF ENGINEER OFFICER
3.2 Has completed and duly certificated with a management level course program based on IMO Course 7.02 from a government accredited/recognized institution.
4.1 Holder of a Certificate of Registration as Chief Engineer Officer issued in accordance with Section 28 of Board Resolution No. 1, series of 1999, the Rules and Regulations Implementing R.A. No. 8544.
4.2 Has completed and duly certificated with a management level course program based on IMO Course 7.02 from a government accredited/recognized institution.
1.1 He must have completed at least six (6) months approved seagoing service appropriate to their duties on the type of tanker on which to serve, AND completed and duly certificated in the following approved training courses:2. For RO-RO Passenger Ships: Reg. V/2
1.1.1 Shore-based Fire fighting
1.1.2 General Tanker Familiarization
1.1.3 Specialized Training in the Type of tanker on which to Serve:
1.1.3.1 Oil Tanker
1.1.3.2 Chemical tanker
1.1.3.3 Liquefied Gas Tanker
2.1 Crowd Management
2.2 Crisis Management and Human Behavior
2.3 Familiarization Training on board Ro-ro passenger ship
2.4 Passenger Safety, Cargo Safety and Hull Integrity Training
1.1 He must have acquired adequate knowledge of safe operational practice for at least three (3) months on board tankers, OR completed and duly certificated in the following approved training courses:2. For RO-RO Passenger Ships: Reg. V/2
1.1.1 Shore-based Fire fighting
1.1.2 General Tanker Familiarization
1.2 A period of at least one (1) month supervised seagoing service may be accepted provided that:
1.2.1 Tanker is less than 3000 GT;
1.2.2 The duration of each voyage which the tanker is engaged during the period does not exceed 72 hours; and
1.2.3 The operational characteristics of the tanker and the number of voyages and loading and discharging operations completed during the period allow the same level of knowledge and experience required.
2.1 Crowd Management
2.2 Crisis Management and Human Behavior
2.3 Familiarization Training on board Ro-ro passenger ship
1.1 Having completed approved seagoing service appropriate to the certificate held, for a period of not less than three (3) months in a supernumerary capacity on board seagoing ships, with propulsion machinery of 750 KW propulsion power or more.2. THIRD, SECOND AND CHIEF ENGINEER OFFICER
2.1 Having completed approved seagoing service appropriate to the certificate held, for a period of not less than three (3) months in a supernumerary capacity on board seagoing ships with propulsion machinery of 750 KW propulsion power or more; OR In a lower officer rank than that for which the certificate held is valid immediately prior to taking up the rank for which it is valid.
.1 Application for issuance of STCW ’95 Certificates may be filed personally, or on behalf of the marine engineer officer, by the authorized representative of the company duly recognized by the Commission at the STCW Certificates Section (Third floor, of the three-storey building infront of the Annex Building) of the PRC Central Office.2. Evaluation of Application
.2 At the STCW Certificates Section, applicant secures from the Information Counter the Application for Certificate and Endorsement [ACE (Form No. 11)] and fills up the same.
.3 The applicant submits his duly accomplished ACE and the documentary requirements to the Application Counter.
.1 The Evaluator checks and verifies the application and documentary requirements as to completeness and authenticity of submitted documents and validate in the database the status of the applicant’s certificate.3. Assessment of Competence
.1.1 If found in order, Evaluator affixes his signature, recommends the appropriate Regulation/s to be printed on the 1995 STCW Certificate of Competency and Endorsement Certificate, makes the assessment of the required fees to be paid, logs the applicant’s name, license no. in the application logbook and forwards the documents to the Qualified Assessor or a member of the Board who makes the final evaluation and assessment.
.1.2 If found not in order, the documents submitted will be returned to the Applicant informing him of such disapproval.
.1.3 If there are questionable documents, requiring legal action, prepares Referral Form (Form No. 33) and forwards the same together with the ACE and documentary requirements to the Legal Section of the International Affairs Division for appropriate action and instructs the applicant to proceed to the said office.
.1 The Qualified Assessor or a member of the Board shall evaluate and assess the applicant and the documentary evidence submitted. The applicant shall be assessed as having achieved the required standards of competence defined in the appropriate table in the STCW Code if the assessor is satisfied that the standards have been fully met.4. Issue of STCW ’95 Certificates
.1.1 If the applicant is found duly qualified and has met the standards/requirements of competence and is competent to serve in the capacity specified in the application, the qualified assessor or the member of the Board shall recommend the approval of the application to the Board and affixes his signature thereon.
.1.2 If Qualified Assessor or member of the Board disapproves the application, the documents submitted will be returned to the applicant informing him of such disapproval.
.1 The candidate who qualifies to the standards of competence defined in the appropriate table in the STCW Code shall be issued the STCW ’95 Certificate of Competency and Endorsement Certificate in accordance with Section 28 of Resolution No. 01, s - 1999.
.2 The certificates shall be issued in the form prescribed by the Board and entered in the registry/database of the Commission.
.3 Limitation/s, if any, shall be indicated on the appropriate space in the certificate.