Seafarer documentsCertificates and qualifications
Certificate of Competency – Fishing Vessel Second Engineer Officer, 3,000 kW or more
STCW-F
- STCW-F II/5-1-1
- Brief entry
- Checked 6 October 2026
- Document type
- Qualification document
- Validity
- As issued; competence shown every 5 years
- Names in other countries
- 3 countries
Brief entry: the name, code, purpose and source. A full entry will follow.
Contents3
1 What it covers
Certifies competence in the named capacity within the limitations stated on the certificate.1–3
Who needs it. Second engineer officers on fishing vessels with propulsion machinery of 3,000 kW or more.1–3
2 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. Fishing vessel officers show continued competence at intervals not exceeding 5 years to keep serving at sea.4,5
3 Names in 3 countries
How national systems name this document. The original name is given where the source has it; the English name is our editorial rendering.
| Country | Name in the issuing country |
|---|---|
| Ireland | Engineer Officer Certificate of Competency (Fishing Vessel) Class 2Issued by: Department of Transport / Marine Survey Office · source |
| Colombia | Primer Oficial de máquinas de buques cuya máquina propulsora principal tenga una potencia igual o superior a 3000 kWFishing Vessel Second Engineer, 3,000 kW or moreIssued by: Dirección General Marítima (DIMAR) · source |
| Ecuador | Primer Oficial de Máquinas de B/PFishing Vessel Second EngineerIssued by: Dirección Nacional de los Espacios Acuáticos (DIRNEA), Armada del Ecuador · source |
"Related document" is a national document of its own system that relates to this type but is not automatically equal to it.