For seafarers
SailorNotebook for Second Engineers
A Second Engineer is the management-level engineer officer certified under STCW Table A-III/2 who runs the engine room day to day: the planned maintenance system, the engine crew, bunkering and the main engine.
A Second Engineer is hired on a management certificate, main-engine experience by type and power, and time in rank. Companies read the machinery record and the sea-service totals together; both have to be current and consistent.
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 Second Engineer knowledge test covers the main engine, bunkering, the planned maintenance system, auxiliaries and management-level engine matters, written against STCW Table A-III/2. Companies assign it through SailorNotebook; the question count is shown below.
The Second Engineer bank holds 177 questions, including calculation questions, written against STCW Table A-III/2.
How companies use it
Companies post Second Engineer vacancies on the public job board, receive a CV only when the seafarer sends it, and can assign the Second Engineer test before an interview.