USCG Exam PracticeWatch duties, terminology, and instrumentation
Under 46 CFR §11.329, an applicant for the STCW OICEW endorsement who completed 36 months of engine-department sea service must also demonstrate a minimum of how many months of supervised engine-room watchkeeping duties?
- A. 3 months under any licensed officer
- ✓ 6 months under a chief engineer officer or qualified engineer officer holding the STCW OICEW endorsementCorrect
- C. 12 months under a chief engineer officer
- D. 6 months, which may be performed independently without supervision
Why B is correct
46 CFR §11.329(a)(2) requires that during the required seagoing service the applicant must have performed engine-room watchkeeping duties under the supervision of an officer holding the STCW endorsement as chief engineer officer or as a qualified engineer officer for not less than 6 months. Unsupervised watchkeeping does not satisfy this requirement.
Cited:46 CFR §11.329