UPDATED JANUARY 2024!!
Deck Officers - Guidance and Information on STAR Center's CHIEF MATE / MASTER (Management Level) Upgrade Program
UPDATED JANUARY 2024!!
STAR Center's STCW CHIEF MATE/MASTER (Management Level) Upgrade Program meets all requirements under new 46 CFR 11.305, 46 CFR 11.307 and NVIC 10-14 - Master or Chief Mate on vessels of 3000 GT or more (Management Level)
Required Training Courses
Under the new system for management level upgrade (Chief Mate/Master), the required training is as follows:
- Advanced Ship Handling (Management Level) (2 weeks)(Includes Search & Rescue training requirements)
- Advanced Stability (1 week)
- Advanced Meteorology (1 week)
- Search and Rescue (Included in Advanced Shiphandling course)
- Leadership and Managerial Skills (1 week)
- Management of Medical Care (1/2 day)- Not required for mariners who are endorsed as Medical Person in Charge (VI/4-2)
- Electronic Chart Display Information Systems (ECDIS), in order to serve on a vessel with this equipment
- Automatic Radar Plotting Aids (ARPA), in order to serve on a vessel with this equipment
- Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (GMDSS), in order to serve on a vessel with this equipment.
(It is noted that the ECDIS, ARPA and GMDSS requirements will have been met previously at the operational level for most deep sea STCW mariners.)
New Task Assessments
NVIC 10-14 includes a list of approximately 130 tasks to be assessed. Certain Task Assessments are completed by taking required courses for the tasks specified. The tasks that are not part of a required course above can be completed onboard OR as part of an approved course other than those listed above (Optional Task Related Training - see below).
Assessment Guidelines
NVIC 10-14 Enclosure 2-Assessment Guidelines for Master or Chief Mate on Vessels of 3,000 GT or More (Management Level) provides specific details on how tasks are signed off and who can sign tasks which can be completed onboard.
Qualified Assessor
A shipboard Qualified Assessor who witnesses a practical demonstration may sign the appropriate blocks and pages in the Record of Assessment in Enclosure (3) or an equivalent record. All assessments must be signed by a qualified assessor approved by the Coast Guard in accordance with 46 CFR 10.405. In order to facilitate the transition to this new requirement, the Coast Guard will accept assessments that have been demonstrated in the presence of and signed by an assessor who has not been Coast Guard approved until December 31, 2021, provided that the assessor meets the professional requirements in 46 CFR 10.405(a)(3) to assess competence for the specific endorsement. Assessors must be in possession of the level of endorsement, or other professional credential, which provides proof that he or she has attained a level of experience and qualification equal or superior to the relevant level of knowledge, skills, and abilities to be assessed (46 CFR 10.405(a)(3)). Until June 30, 2022, the Coast Guard will accept assessments signed before January 1, 2022, by mariners who hold an appropriate national endorsement and have at least 1 year of experience as Master or Chief Mate on seagoing vessels of at least 1,600 GRT and/or 3,000 GT. For assessments signed on a military vessel, the assessor should have experience as Commanding Officer (CO) or Executive Officer (XO) on seagoing vessels of at least 200 GRT or 500 GT. Military assessors should only conduct assessments that are within their personal experience and are relevant to the vessel on which they are conducted. For example, assessments involving the carriage of cargo should not be performed on a vessel that does not carry cargo and/or by an assessor who lacks experience on cargo-carrying vessels. After December 31, 2021, QAs must be approved by the National Maritime Center to conduct the assessment (46 CFR 10.405). Qualified military personnel need not be approved QAs and may continue to sign assessments after December 31, 2021
Additional information on obtaining approval can be found in NVIC 10-14 CH-2.
Record of Assessment
NVIC 10-14 CH2,Enclosure 3- Record Of Assessment is the specific document that tracks tasks that are not approved and included by the required courses. This is the document that is submitted to the USCG when tasks are signed by a Qualified Assessor.
Optional Task Related Training
The following new/ STAR courses are the courses needed to complete all assessment requirements under NVIC 10-14 Ch. 1 that are not included in the required training courses listed above. An individual would only need these courses if the related tasks are not completed onboard.
- Advanced Cargo (NEW w/tasks)- 1 week
- Advanced Navigation (NEW w/tasks)- 1 week
- Marine Propulsion Plants (NEW w/tasks)- 1 week
- Advanced Celestial (NEW w/tasks)- 1 week
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