Posted: July 22, 2016

STAR Center: Attention second and third assistant engineers upgrading to the STCW management level

The U.S. Coast Guard's implementation of STCW 2010 has mandated changes to the regulations for upgrading to the STCW management level. Officers to whom the new regulations apply include second and third assistant engineers upgrading to first assistant engineer/second engineering officer.

Specifically, the new training and assessment requirements for upgrading to first assistant engineer/second engineering officer under STCW apply to:

• Anyone issued a second assistant engineer's license after March 24, 2014 who is upgrading to first assistant engineer/second engineering officer between now and January 1, 2017
• Anyone upgrading to first assistant engineer/second engineering officer after January 1, 2017

STAR Center has become aware of engineers whose applications for upgrading are being delayed because they have not met the new training and assessment requirements under STCW 2010. All of the information needed to comply with the new requirements is available on the STAR Center website:

• Guidance and information on STAR Center's new STCW 1 AE management level upgrade program
• Engine upgrade FAQs

American Maritime Officers members and applicants who need additional information or have questions that are not addressed in the STAR Center FAQ sections can contact STAR Center Director of Training and Officer Development Jerry Pannell at (800) 942-3220 Ext. 7507 or via .