Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch – STCW Code Table A-III/1

IMPORTANT: Not scheduled for 2021

Our Deck Cadets Course provides you with comprehensive grounding and skills for a career at sea

Course Description: Engineering Officers are responsible for the operation and maintaining the propulsion plants and support systems on board vessels. The Officer in Charge of Engineering Watch (EOW)candidates will be expected to be able to monitor the engine and mechanical systems on board a ship and assist with general repairs. This program will prepare the learner for his/her Cadetship to obtain the sea service component and eventually qualify as a EOW and sail as a 4th or 3rd Engineer on foreign going vessels.

Duration: Subjects at SSTG ± 4 Months / Workshop Training ± 6 Months at TVET / Ancillary courses ± 30 Days at SSTG

Entry Requirements:

At University

Fluid Mechanics 2/
Mechanics 1
Thermodynamics 2
Drawing 1
Mathematics 1
Electrotechnology 1

At TVET

N4 Engineering Science N4 Mechanotechnics
N3 Industrial Electronics
N5 Power Machines
N3 Engineering Drawings
N4 Mathematics
N4 Electrotechnics / N3 Industrial Electronics

Learning Objectives: The SAMSA matrix prescribes that the learner should have the following knowledge and practical skills at the end of the course:

Subjects Covered: