i gave up my deck licsence and went to the engine room right after they put Hazelton in jail.
unless you got a magic pipe going or are forging the engine logs you’ll not be in a position of liability. typically, unsavory engine room antics require you to be ratted out by someone in your department as the USCG for instance in no match for and engineer.
when you come ashore you can get snapped up as a marine surveyor, make good money and sleep in your own bed every night unless you are doing draft surveys