Seafarer documentsSpecialist qualifications and training
Engine-Room Resource Management Training
ERM
- STCW A-III/1
- STCW A-III/2
- Full entry
- Checked 6 October 2026
- Document type
- Competence within a qualification or training
- Validity
- As shown on the issued document
- Names in other countries
- 4 countries
Contents6
1 What it covers
Covers engine-room resource use, communication and decision-making during engineering watchkeeping.1
Who needs it. Engineering watch officers and senior engineering officers.1
2 What it consists of
The standard of competence is set by table A-III/1 of the Code.1
3 Validity and renewal
Document validity. The expiry date, if the issuing system sets one, is shown on the document itself. This reference does not calculate personal expiry dates.
Maintaining competence. There is no international renewal interval for this document.1
4 Which positions
The need follows from the ship and the duties on board, not from the title of the position. In this reference the document appears in the requirements of these positions:
5 Names in 4 countries
How national systems name this document. The original name is given where the source has it; the English name is our editorial rendering.
Same document
| Country | Name in the issuing country |
|---|---|
| Bulgaria | Engine-Room Resource Management and Teamworksource |
| Brazil | Curso Especial de Gerenciamento de Recursos da Praça de MáquinasEngine Room Resource Management (EGPM)Issued by: Marinha do Brasil, Diretoria de Portos e Costas · source |
| Argentina | Gestión de los Recursos de la Sala de MáquinasEngine Room Resource ManagementIssued by: Agencia Nacional de Puertos y Navegación; Prefectura Naval Argentina · source |
Related document
National name
| Country | Name in the issuing country |
|---|---|
| International scheme | Engine-Room Resource Management (ERM, STCW A-III/1)source |
"Related document" is a national document of its own system that relates to this type but is not automatically equal to it.
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Same code STCW A-III/1: one code is not always one document. The certificate itself and the limitations written in it show which one you hold. Other types under this code: High Voltage Training, Operational Level1