For seafarers
SailorNotebook for Chief Engineers
The Chief Engineer is the head of the engine department, certified under STCW Table A-III/2, responsible for all machinery, fuel and lubricant management, the engine crew and the technical compliance of the ship.
A Chief Engineer is hired on time in rank, main-engine experience by type and power and the ship types served on. Companies want the machinery record, the certificate expiry dates and the sea-service totals on one page.
What goes on your CV
The sections a crewing officer reads first for this rank. SailorNotebook keeps each one as a record, so the CV is generated from them rather than retyped.
- Certificates (STCW and flag endorsements) with expiry dates
- Sea service, contract by contract, with ship type and tonnage
- Licences and certificates of competency, with the issuing authority
- Machinery experience by engine type and power
- Seaman's book and passport details
- Medical fitness certificate
- Special skills (tankers, ECDIS type-specific, ice, DP)
- Languages
- References
Exam practice
The Chief Engineer knowledge test covers the main engine, auxiliaries, the switchboard, bunkering, the pump-room machinery and the maintenance system, written against STCW Table A-III/2. Companies assign it through SailorNotebook; the question count is shown below.
The Chief Engineer bank holds 177 questions, including calculation questions, written against STCW Table A-III/2.
How companies use it
Companies post Chief Engineer vacancies on the public job board, receive a CV only when the seafarer sends it, and can assign the Chief Engineer test before an interview.