USCG Exam PracticeWatch duties, terminology, and instrumentation
An applicant for an STCW endorsement as Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch (OICEW) holds no prior national officer endorsement and is not completing an approved training program. What is the minimum seagoing service in the engine department required?
- A. 12 months, including 6 months of supervised watchkeeping
- B. 24 months, with no watchkeeping supervision requirement
- ✓ 36 months of seagoing service in the engine departmentCorrect
- D. 36 months, of which up to 6 months may be credited from deck department service
Why C is correct
46 CFR §11.329(a)(1)(i) requires 36 months of seagoing service in the engine department for applicants not completing an approved training program. While §11.329(b) allows up to 3 months of deck department experience to be credited toward that total, the base requirement is 36 months, not 36 months minus 6 months. Option D misstates the creditable deck service limit as 6 months when the regulation specifies 3 months.
Cited:46 CFR §11.329