CRW 25 - OFFICER APPOINTMENT MATRIX
Criteria \ Rank Master Chief Engineer Chief Officer Second Engineer Second Officer Third Engineer Third Officer Fourth Engine
STCW compliant and Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
medical certificate?
Seatime * 4 months seatime 4 months seatime 4 months seatime 4 months seatime 12 months 12 months Minimum seatime Minimum seatim
as Master as Chief Engineer as Chief Officer as Second Engineer seatime as seatime as to achieve COC to achieve COC
watchkeeping watchkeeping
officer officer
Seagoing experience * Minimum 8 Minimum 8 Minimum 8 months Minimum 8months Minimum 4 Minimum 4 Not required Not required
months seatime in months seatime in seatime in previous seatime in previous months seatime in months seatime in
previous 36 previous 36 36 months on 36 months with previous 24 previous 24
months on similar months with similar ship type and similar engine type months on similar months on similar
ship type and size similar engine size ship ship/engine type
type
Pass ASK test as per Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
V.Ships stated criteria
English Language Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
proficiency as per ELT
work instruction.
Recruitment Assessment team Assessment team Assessment team Assessment team Assessment team Assessment team Assessment team Assessment tea
Assessment
Verification Interview Member of Fleet Member of Fleet Member of Fleet Member of Fleet Not required Not required Not required Not required
of New Recruited Cell Cell Cell Cell
Senior Officers
Handover (existing Minimum 24 hours Minimum 24 hours Minimum 24 hours Minimum 12 hours Minimum 6 hours Minimum 6 hours Minimum 6 hours Minimum 6 hou
officers) * and one complete
cargo operation
Handover (new One complete voyage that shall include one load operation and one discharge operation Minimum 12hours Minimum 12 hours Minimum 12 hours Minimum 12 ho
recruits) * or 96 hours (72 hours chief officers/second engineers) whichever is greater. This shall
include one tank cleaning operation for oil/chemical tanker chief officers and one
manoeuvring operation for masters and chief engineers whenever this is practicable.
*The Fleet Manager must authorise any reduction in the criteria after evaluating appropriate methods to mitigate the risk – a form SAF03 should be used for that purpose.
This includes evaluating previous ship type experience for officers wishing to cross-train on different ships type.
NB: The Master and Chief Officer cannot be offsigned simultaneously – minimum 2 weeks between joining dates.
The Chief Engineer and Second Engineer cannot be offsigned simultaneously – 2 weeks between joining dates.
If junior deck officers need to be changed at the same time, the handover period of junior deck officers must be a minimum of 24 hours.
If junior engineer officers need to be changed at the same time, the handover period of junior engineers must be a minimum of 24 hours.
N.B: A new hire officer must sail in their existing rank and be formally appraised before consideration is given for promotion to a senior officer position.
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