For seafarers
SailorNotebook for Third Engineers
A Third Engineer is an officer in charge of an engineering watch, certified under STCW Table A-III/1, typically responsible for the auxiliary engines, boilers, purifiers and the machinery assigned by the Second Engineer.
For a Third Engineer post companies compare the engineering watch sea service, the main engine types served on (MAN, Wärtsilä, two-stroke or four-stroke) and the engine certificates. Machinery experience by type is the line a crewing officer reads first.
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 Third Engineer knowledge test covers the engine-room watch, auxiliaries, boilers, purifiers and the switchboard, written against STCW Table A-III/1. Companies assign it through SailorNotebook; the question count is shown below.
The Third Engineer bank holds 180 questions, including calculation questions, written against STCW Table A-III/1.
How companies use it
Companies post Third Engineer vacancies on the public job board, receive a CV only when the seafarer sends it, and can assign the Third Engineer test before an interview.