STCW Endorsement as Chief Engineer Officer on Vessels Powered by Main Propulsion Machinery of 750 kW/1,000 HP or More and Less Than 3,000 kW/4,000 HP Propulsion Power
I’m not sure what the KW power has to do with the HP of the mains when it comes to this figure. My training vessel has two 750 HP CATs. The gen sets are 5KW 271’s.
I get that they are referring to the HP of the engines, what is the electrical power in front of it mean? Are they saying your vessel had to have a minimum of both in your experience?
[QUOTE=injunear;162374]Just another way of expressing HP. 746 watts = 1 HP.[/QUOTE]
Ah ok, so I just need to focus on the HP on the mains when referencing these limitations.
[QUOTE=coldduck;162383]And you’re an engineer???[/QUOTE]NO, I"M NOT! the MMC says Wiper, OS, FH. Wow this forum loves to attack people! My initial post said “training vessel”. I’m in school for all of a few months. My career field was in electronics, so this is all new. Is this the type of attitude I am to expect in the engine room when your trying to learn? Thanks for nothing but hate and venom.
[QUOTE=GetSailin;162377]Ah ok, so I just need to focus on the HP on the mains when referencing these limitations.[/QUOTE]
The rated or even advertised HP don’t mean squat to the USCG. When you get your letter of sea time it will state the HP of the vessel (I believe it can also be found on the COI). This is what the USCG will go by.
[QUOTE=GetSailin;162392]NO, I"M NOT! the MMC says Wiper, OS, FH. Wow this forum loves to attack people! My initial post said “training vessel”. I’m in school for all of a few months. My career field was in electronics, so this is all new. Is this the type of attitude I am to expect in the engine room when your trying to learn? Thanks for nothing but hate and venom.[/QUOTE]
The way your original post sounded came out all wrong. This forum is read by grumpy fucks with lots of time on hand so get used to a little abuse, once you get out in the real world it doesnt get any easier. The letter you get will have the stated HP the CG has on file, 1500 is more than enough to get you in the door once you have the 240 for your DDE-1000. If they added every genset, tow winch and microwave your letter would be like a Crosby tug showing 16,000hp on a 12-645 boat.
[QUOTE=txwooley;162397]The rated or even advertised HP don’t mean squat to the USCG. When you get your letter of sea time it will state the HP of the vessel (I believe it can also be found on the COI). This is what the USCG will go by.[/QUOTE]
True. If you intend to go for a dde, hp on vessels served isn’t important. Going for the other engine licenses it is. Read the checklists over a 100 times…my personal experience, one of my letters was on a boat that had been repowered, and the coi, much to my chagrin, had the old hp rating so I got shorted on my license.
[QUOTE=GetSailin;162392]NO, I"M NOT! the MMC says Wiper, OS, FH. Wow this forum loves to attack people! My initial post said “training vessel”. I’m in school for all of a few months. My career field was in electronics, so this is all new. Is this the type of attitude I am to expect in the engine room when your trying to learn? Thanks for nothing but hate and venom.[/QUOTE]
So, you referring to the two extra question marks as ‘hate and venom’? And an attack? It was a question on everyone’s mind. And the only attack was from the person who called the original inquiry a ‘dumb’ question. Say thank u for the answer on unit conversion and maybe think of consulting the NMC website or teachers on the trng vsl if you want to avoid future quesition marks.
[QUOTE=Jamesbrown;162427]So, you referring to the two extra question marks as ‘hate and venom’? And an attack? .[/QUOTE]
Yep. And I already gave thanks, long before you felt the need to tell me too. I know it was a rookie question, and I said I was in training. I thought I answered the “question marks” in the initial post. Man was I wrong.
There is a saying that there is no such thing as a stupid question. That’s true, but what I tell the guys I’m training is that there is such a thing as a thoughtless question.
People here are generally very helpful, but they’re helpful because they enjoy being clever and demonstrating their knowledge. I was able to find the answer to your question in less than 3 minutes using Google, and you clearly have access to an internet connection. That makes it a thoughtless question. The man made a valid point that as an engineer, you should put the time in to learning basic units of measurement and how they are converted. If you don’t, you will receive much more ‘hate and venom’ than you did here.
You only get to ask so many questions. Make them count.