SVCE-A.17

Safe operation of engines and propulsion plant

SVCE-A · Chief Engineer <3,000 kW / <500 GT (Base Syllabus) · SVCE-A-MCH Machinery and Systems

This lesson covers the procedure and reasoning for safely taking over an engine room watch, including receiving a handover briefing, conducting a systematic machinery walkround, and formally accepting responsibility for the plant.

Independent preparatory study aligned to the MCA Small Vessel Chief Engineer oral examination syllabuses (STCW III/3). Module A alone covers the Chief Engineer <3,000 kW / <500 GT oral; Modules A and B together cover the <9,000 kW / <3,000 GT oral. Not an MCA-approved course and confers no credit toward a Certificate of Competency.