Able Seafarer - Engine

Enhance your marine engineering skills with our 3-day Able Seafarer Engine Skill Enhancement Training, tailored for engine room personnel including oilers, wipers, and seamen. This hands-on course covers critical topics such as safe working practices, hazard and risk assessment, permit to work systems, and ISPS code awareness. Gain practical knowledge in engine room watchkeeping, machinery maintenance, alarm handling, and firefighting systems. Learn basic seamanship, surface preparation for painting, and safe use of EOT cranes, lifting and rigging gear. The training also includes sessions on fitting, gas cutting and welding tools, electrical safety, and power/pneumatic tool usage. Participants are also introduced to life-saving equipment and the elements of social responsibilities required onboard. Ideal for those looking to build competence and confidence in real-world maritime operations, this course boosts safety, efficiency, and compliance with international maritime standards. Join us and take your maritime engine skills to the next level.

Course Code: 130
Category: Port and Marine

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Course overview

Enhance your maritime career with our intensive 3-day “Able Seafarer Engine” training program designed specifically for engine room ratings, including seamen, oilers, and wipers. This hands-on skill development course is tailored to meet modern maritime industry demands and prepares participants to perform engine room duties with greater efficiency, awareness, and safety.

The training provides comprehensive practical and theoretical knowledge aligned with international maritime standards, ensuring readiness for shipboard responsibilities. Key focus areas include Safe Working Practices, Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, and the Permit to Work System, all critical for minimizing incidents and maintaining onboard safety.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of Life Saving Appliances (LSA) and Fire Fighting Systems (FFA), along with essential engine room operations such as Watchkeeping Procedures, understanding Alarm Systems, and Machinery Maintenance. The course also introduces Basic Seamanship Skills, surface preparation techniques for painting, and safe use of EOT Cranes, Lifting and Rigging Equipment.

Further practical modules include Fitting and Fabrication, safe operations of Gas Cutting, Welding Machines, and proper handling of Power and Pneumatic Tools. The training emphasizes Electrical Safety, recognizing its importance in engine room operations.

Participants are also introduced to ISPS Code Requirements, enhancing onboard security awareness, and Elements of Social Responsibility, promoting teamwork, discipline, and communication among multinational crew members.

Upon successful completion, trainees become better equipped to serve as competent engine room ratings, capable of contributing to safe and efficient ship operations. Ideal for seafarers aiming to progress in the maritime industry, this course is a crucial step toward becoming a certified Able Seafarer Engine.

Join this transformative training and power your maritime journey with the skills and confidence needed for today’s demanding engine room environments.

What will I learn?

  • Safe working practices onboard Ships
  • Life saving & Fire Fighting System
  • Permit to Work System
  • Hazard & Risk Assessment
  • Personal and social responsibilities on board
  • Electrical Safety and use of Power / pneumatic tools
  • Engine room watchkeeping, alarms and Machinery upkeep
  • Basic Seamanship practices
  • Painting, surface preparation and errors
  • EOT crane, lifting and rigging operations
  • ISM and ISPS requirements on board
  • Safe usage procedures of Machines and tools, Fitting, Gas cutting, Welding
Requirements
  • Engine room Ratings working on board ships
Curriculum for this course
0 Lessons 24:00:00 Hours
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  • Duration: 24:00:00 Hours
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  • Conducted as a Skill Enhancement Program for Engine Ratings certified under STCW A-III/5 to update and refresh skills and knowledge
  • Access Period: 6 Months