Qualified Member of
the Engineering Department, QMED
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- QMED OILER, ELECTRICIAN
- QMED OILER, GENERAL
- QMED OILER, MACHINIST
- QMED OILER, MOTOR
- QMED OILER, STEAM
If you are studying for a United States Coast Guard Engineering License exam which
includes these modules, you should work through these questions until you
are scoring 80% or better on them.
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QMED is an abbreviation for Qualified
Member of the Engineering Department. There are a number of
different "QMED ratings." The most common for both steam and motor
(i.e., diesel propelled) ships is the "Oiler" rating. Many older
steam vessels also require the "Fireman/Watertender" rating.
Tankships require "Pumpman," and vessels with electrical cargo gear
carry one or more crewmembers with an "Electricians" rating.
Additional ratings include "Refrigeration Engineer," "Deck Engineer,"
"Machinist," and the "Junior Engineer." If you obtain all of
these ratings you may obtain a rating of "QMED - All Ratings."
A special QMED rating was created for
diesel powered offshore supply vessels working in the offshore oil
industry and is called Oiler (OSV). It is only valid on offshore
supply vessels and not on vessels such as diesel ferries. Two
additional ratings were created for modern power plants with varying
degrees of automation. These ratings are the "Engineman" and the
"Deck Engine Mechanic." These two ratings do not require additional
testing after you obtain the required ratings, experience, and
training specified in Coast Guard regulations.
The test required for any
rating is composed of two modules (i.e., parts). The first
module is called "QMED -
General." You must pass this module before you can take the
module for the specific rating (or ratings) you desire.
The "QMED - General" module is
composed of those areas common to all of the ratings. Its
primary emphasis is upon safety. It contains questions on:
·
First Aid
·
Firefighting
·
Breathing Apparatus
·
Tank and Confined Space Safety
·
Combustible and Flammable Liquids
and their Handling
·
Pollution
·
Emergency Signals
·
Lifesaving
·
Damage Control
·
General Safety
·
Vessel Terminology and
Nomenclature
·
Tools and their Use
·
Piping Systems and Components
·
Lubrication
Once you pass the "QMED - General"
exam module your passing grade will remain valid for only one year.
This means that within a year you can take the test for any rating
without having to retake the "QMED - General" module. If you pass "QMED
- General" and don't pass the test for a specific rating within a
year, then you must re-take and pass the "QMED - General" module.
Certification required.
(a) Every person employed in a rating as qualified member of the
engine department on any United States vessel requiring certificated
qualified members of the engine department shall produce a certificate
as qualified member of the engine department to the shipping
commissioner, United States Collector or Deputy Collector of
Customs, or master before signing articles of agreement.
(b) No certificate as qualified member of the engine department is
required of any person employed on any unrigged vessel, except
seagoing barges.
General requirements.
(a) A qualified member of the engine department is any person below
the rating of licensed officer and above the rating of coal passer or
wiper, who holds a certificate of service as such qualified member of
the engine department issued by the Coast Guard or predecessor
authority.
(b) For purposes of administering this part the rating of assistant
electrician is considered a rating not above that of coal passer or
wiper, but equal thereto.
(c) An applicant, to be eligible for certification as qualified
member of the engine department, shall be able to speak and understand
the English language as would be required in the rating of qualified
member of the engine department and in an emergency aboard ship.
(d) After
July 31, 1998, an STCW endorsement valid for any period on or after
February 1, 2002, will be issued or
renewed only when the candidate for certification as a qualified
member of the engine department also produces satisfactory evidence,
on the basis of assessment of a practical demonstration of skills and
abilities, of having achieved or maintained within the previous 5
years the minimum standards of competence for the following 4 areas of
basis safety:
(1) Personal survival techniques as set out in Table A-VI/1-1 of
the STCW Code. (incorporated by reference in §12.01-3)
(2) Fire prevention and fire-fighting as set out in Table A-VI/1-2
of the STCW Code.
(3) Elementary first aid as set out in Table A-VI/1-3 of the STCW
Code.
(4) Personal safety and social responsibilities as set out in Table
A-VI/1-4 of the STCW Code.
(e) After July 31, 1998 an STCW endorsement that is valid for any
period on or after February 1, 2002, will be issued or renewed only
when the candidate for certification as a qualified member of the
engine department meets the standards of competence set out in STCW
Regulation III/4 and Section A-III/4 of the STCW Code, if the
candidate will be serving as a rating forming part of a watch in a
manned engine-room, or designated to perform duties in a periodically
unmanned engine-room, on a seagoing ship driven by main propulsion
machinery of 750 kW [1,000 hp] propulsion power or more.
[CGFR 65-50, 30 FR 16640, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGD, 95-062,
62 FR 34538, June 26, 1997; USCG-2000-7790, 65 FR 58458,Sept. 29,
2000; USCG-1999-5610, 67 FR 66069, Oct. 20, 2002]
Physical requirements.
(a) An applicant for a certificate of service as a qualified member
of the engine department shall present a certificate of a medical
officer of the United States Public Health Service, or other reputable
physician attesting that his eyesight, hearing, and physical condition
are such that he can perform the duties required of a qualified member
of the engine department.
(b) The medical examination for qualified member of the engine
department is the same as for an original license as engineer, as set
forth in 10.205 of this subchapter. If the applicant is in possession
of an unexpired license, the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, may
waive the requirement for a physical examination.
(c) An applicant holding a certificate of service for a particular
rating as qualified member of the engine department and desiring
certification for another rating covered by this same form of
certificate may qualify therefore without a physical examination unless
the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, finds that the applicant
obviously suffers from some physical or mental infirmity to a degree
that would render him incompetent to perform the ordinary duties of a
qualified member of the engine department. In this event the applicant
shall be required to undergo an examination to determine his
competency.
Service or training requirements.
(a) An applicant for a certificate of service as qualified member
of the engine department shall furnish the Coast Guard proof of
qualification based on six months' service in
a rating at least equal to that of wiper or coal passer.
(b) Training programs approved by the Commanding Officer, National
Maritime Center, may be substituted for the required service at sea in
accordance with the following:
(1) A graduate of a school ship may be rated as qualified member of
the engine department upon satisfactory completion of the course of
instruction. For this purpose, school ship is interpreted to
mean an institution that offers a complete course of instruction,
including a period of sea training, in the skills appropriate to the
rating of qualified member of the engine department.
(2) Training programs other than those classified as a school ship
may be substituted for up to one-half of the required service at sea.
(c) To qualify to receive an STCW endorsement for service as a
"rating forming part of a watch in a manned engineroom or designated
to perform duties in a periodically unmanned engineroom" on a
seagoing vessel driven by main propulsion machinery 750 kW [1,000 hp]
propulsion power or more, an applicant shall prove seagoing service
that includes training and experience associated with engine room watchkeeping and involves the performance of duties carried out under
the direct supervision of a qualified engineer officer or a member of
a qualified rating. The training must establish that the applicant has
achieved the standard of competence prescribed in Table A-III/4 of the STCW Code, (incorporated by reference in § 12.03-1) in accordance with
the methods of demonstrating competence and the criteria for
evaluating competence specified in that table.
Examination requirements.
(a) Each applicant for certification as a qualified member of the
engine department in the rating of oiler, watertender, fireman, deck
engineer, refrigeration engineer, junior engineer, electrician, or
machinist shall be examined orally or by other means and only in the
English language on the subjects listed in paragraph (b) of this
section. The applicant's general knowledge of the subjects must be
sufficient to satisfy the examiner that he is qualified to perform the
duties of the rating for which he makes application.
(b)
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(c) Each applicant for
certification as a qualified member of the engine department in the
rating of pumpman shall, by oral or other examination, demonstrate
sufficient knowledge of the subjects peculiar to that rating to
satisfy the Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, that he or she is
qualified to perform the duties of that rating.
(d) Applicants for certification
as qualified members of the engine department in the rating of deck
engine mechanic or engineman, who have proved eligibility for such
endorsement under either 12.15-13 or 12.15-15, will not be required to
take a written or oral examination for such ratings. [CGFR 65-50, 30
FR 16640, Dec. 30, 1965, as amended by CGFR 66-46, 31 FR 13649, Oct.
22, 1966; CGD 71-161R, 37 FR 28263, Dec. 21, 1972; CGD 74-75, 42 FR
24741, May 16, 1977; FR 61 47060, September 6, 1996]
General provisions respecting merchant
mariner's documents endorsed as qualified member of the engine
department.
The holder of a merchant mariner's
document endorsed with one or more qualified member of the engine
department ratings may serve in any unqualified rating in the engine
department without obtaining an additional endorsement. This does not
mean that an endorsement of one qualified member of the engine
department rating authorizes the holder to serve in all qualified
member of the engine department ratings. Each qualified member of the
engine department rating for which a holder of a merchant mariner's
document is qualified must be endorsed separately. When, however, the
applicant qualifies for all ratings covered by a certificate as a
qualified member of the engine department, the certification may
read QMED-any rating. The ratings are as follows:
(a) Refrigerating engineer.
(b) Oiler.
(c) Deck engineer.
(d) Fireman/Watertender.
(e) Junior engineer.
(f) Electrician.
(g) Machinist.
(h) Pumpman.
(i) Deck engine mechanic.
(j) Engineman.
Deck engine
mechanic.
(a) An
applicant for a certificate as deck engine mechanic shall be a person
holding a merchant mariner's document endorsed as junior engineer. The
applicant shall be eligible for such certification upon furnishing one
of the following:
(1)
Satisfactory documentary evidence of sea service of 6 months in the
rating of junior engineer on steam vessels of 4,000 horsepower or
over; or,
(2) Documentary
evidence from an operator of an automated vessel that he has completed
satisfactorily at least 4 weeks indoctrination and training in the
engine department of an automated steam vessel of 4,000 horse-power or
over; or,
(3)
Satisfactory completion of a course of training for deck engine
mechanic acceptable to the Commanding Officer, National Maritime
Center.
(b) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, who is satisfied that an
applicant for the rating of deck engine mechanic meets the
requirements specified in this section, will endorse this rating on
the current merchant mariner's document held by the applicant.
(c) Any holder of a merchant mariner's document endorsed for "any
unlicensed rating in the engine department" or "QMED-any rating" is
qualified as a deck engine mechanic and that endorsement will not be
entered on his document.
Engineman.
(a)
An applicant for a certificate as engineman shall be a person holding
a merchant mariner's document endorsed as fireman/water tender and
oiler, or junior engineer. The applicant shall be eligible for such
certification upon furnishing one of the following:
(1) Satisfactory documentary evidence of sea service of 6 months in
any one or combination of junior engineer, fire-man/water tender or
oiler on steam vessels of 4,000 horsepower or over; or,
(2) Documentary evidence from an operator of a partially automated
steam vessel that he has completed satisfactorily at least 2 weeks
indoctrination and training in the engine department of a partially
automated steam vessel of 4,000 horsepower or over; or
(3) Satisfactory completion of a course of training for engineman
acceptable to the Commanding Officer, National Maritime Center.
(b) The Officer in Charge, Marine Inspection, who is satisfied that an
applicant for the rating of engineman meets the requirements specified
in this section, will endorse this rating on the current merchant
mariner's document held by the applicant.
(c) Any holder of a merchant mariner's document endorsed for "any
unlicensed rating" in the engine department, "QMED-any rating" or
"deck engine mechanic" is qualified as an engineman and that
endorsement will not be entered on his document.
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