Engine Room Watchkeeping Procedures for Seagoing Vessels Training

Learning Outcomes

• Apply established watchkeeping procedures to monitor engine room machinery and systems.
• Demonstrate correct response to alarms, malfunctions, and emergency situations in the engine room.
• Implement safety protocols and maintain a safe working environment during watchkeeping duties.
• Analyze engine room logs and instrumentation to ensure operational efficiency and compliance.
• Evaluate machinery performance and report deviations to the engineering officer in charge.
• Communicate effectively with the bridge and other engine room personnel during watchkeeping.

Target Audience

This course is designed for marine engineers, engine room ratings, and other seagoing personnel responsible for engine room watchkeeping on commercial vessels.

Prerequisites

None — open enrollment

Course Outline

Practicals

Overview

Practical sessions are essential for developing hands-on skills in engine room watchkeeping. Learners will conduct simulated watchkeeping rounds, respond to emergencies, and operate equipment under supervision to meet STCW competence standards.

Practical Activities

• Watchkeeping Rounds and Logging — Learners perform systematic rounds in a simulated engine room, take readings, and complete engine room logs. (5h)
• Alarm Response and Emergency Drills — Learners respond to simulated alarms and emergencies including fire, flooding, and blackout scenarios. (5h)
• Equipment Operation and Monitoring — Learners operate main and auxiliary machinery under supervision and monitor system parameters. (5h)
• Integrated Watchkeeping Simulation — Learners manage a full watchkeeping shift in a simulated environment, handling routine operations and unexpected incidents. (5h)

Summatives

Each delegate is assessed continuously throughout the course via daily exercises, scored practical assignments, and a final summative test at the end.

Practical Assignments — 30%

Practical assignments are observed and scored against a rubric during the practical sessions. Each delegate's practical mark is averaged into a single 100% score and contributes 30% to the final total.

Daily Exercises — 20%

Every training day ends with a multiple-choice exercise scored out of 100%. The scores from each daily exercise are averaged across the duration of the course to produce a Daily Average mark, which contributes 20% to the final total.

Final Test — 50%

On the last day a final summative test is written. It is a multiple-choice paper with multiple-answer questions: each question may have more than one correct option, and a single wrong selection on a question marks the entire question wrong — no partial credit. The final test is scored out of 100% and contributes 50% to the overall mark.

Final Total

Component	Out of	Weight
Practical Assignments (rubric-scored)	100%	30%
Daily Average (multiple choice)	100%	20%
Final Test (multi-answer multiple choice)	100%	50%
Final Total	—	100%

All marks are recorded on the AATICD LMS and visible to each learner under their account.

Certificate

How it works

• Certificates are auto-generated on the AATICD LMS as soon as the marks pass the 50% threshold.
• Each certificate is a branded PDF with the delegate's name, the course title, the unit standard ID, NQF level, credits, and the date of issue.
• You can download or print your certificate from your LMS dashboard at any time after issue — there's no reissue fee and no expiry date.
• If you scored under 50% you can sit the final test again at the next scheduled session at no extra cost.

Where to find it

Sign in to the LMS, open your dashboard, and your certificates appear under My Certificates. Each entry has a View / Download button and a print option.

Training Discounts

Group discounts apply automatically — the more delegates you enrol, the greater the saving. Discounts are calculated at 3% per 5 delegates, scaling up to 40% off for 100+ delegates.

Delegates	Discount
5	3% off
10	6% off
15	9% off
20	12% off
25	15% off
30	18% off
50	30% off
75	35% off
100	40% off

3% discount per 5 delegates, up to 40% off for 100+ delegates. Contact us for a custom group quote.