* Every officer in charge of an engineer watch serving on a sea- going ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 750 KW propulsion power or more shall hold an appropriate certificate of contemporary in form 8.
* Every candidate for the certification shall -
(i) be not less than 18 years of age on the last date prescribed for receipt of application;
(ii)have completed approved education and training for a period of at least thirty months as provided in an approved training and assessment programme including on-board training documented in an approved training record book and meet the standards of competence as specified in section A-III/1 of the STCW Code;
(iii)have completed approved sea-going service for a period of not less than six months in the Engine Department of a sea -going ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 750KW propulsion power or more, closely supervised and monitored by a marine Engineer Officer Class I or an officer of the Engine Department holding certificate of competency under rule 5 and which is duly documented in an approved training examination, assessments and meets the standard of competence as specified in section A-III/1 of the STCW Code.
( MARINE ENGINEER OFFICER CLASS II)
Minimum requirements for the certification of second Engineer Officer on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 KW propulsion power or more
* Every second engineer officer on a sea - going ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 KW propulsion power or more shall hold an appropriate certificate of competency in form 9
* Every candidate for the certification shall:-
(i) hold a certificate of competency as Marine Engineer Officer Class IV ( Officer in Charge of engineer watch)
(ii) have not less than one year approved sea-going service as assistant engineer officer or engineer officer in charge of an engineering watch; and
(iii) have completed approved education, training examination and assessment and meets the standard of competence as specified in the section in section A-III/2 of the STCW Code.
* Every chief engineer officer on a sea-going ship powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 KW propulsion power or more shall hold an appropriate certificate of competence in form 10.
* Every candidate for the Certification shall have -
(i)hold a certificate of competency as Marine Engineer Officer Class II (Second Engineer Officer on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 KW propulsion power or more );
(ii)have not less than eighteen months as approved sea-going service as engineer officer in charge of an engineering watch on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000 KW propulsion power or more;
(iii)have completed an approved engineering management course;
(iv)have completed approved machinery space simulator training; and (v)have completed approved examination and assessment.
*An Extra First Class Engineer certificate of competency in form 11 is an optional certificate and is an evidence that the candidate has attained a higher level of professional excellence.
*Every Candidate for the certification shall -
(i) hold a certificate of competency as Chief Engineering Officer for sea-going ships of 3000 KW propulsion power or more (Marine Engineer Officer Class I)
(ii) have complete an approved training and assessment programme conducted by by an approved institution; and
(iii) have completed the approved examination and assessment.
*Every candidate who meets requirements of this rule, shall be issued with an extra First Class Engineer certificate of competency. This shall be issued in addition to the certificate of competency as Chief Engineer Officer on ships of 3000 KW propulsion power or more (Marine Engineer Officer Class I) as per regulation III/2 of the STCW Convention and section A-III/2 of the STCW Code held by the candidate.