MARITIME CAREER TRACKS Maritime Career Tracks for USCG and STCW Licenses USCG Licenses National Licenses: Able Seaman 3rd Mate Unlimited Chief Mate Unlimited Master Unlimited OUPV (Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels) Master/Mate 100 Tons Master 200 Tons Master/Mate 500 Tons Master/Mate 1600 Tons QMED Tankerman Dominica/International/STCW Deck Ratings: II/4 Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch II/5 Able Seafarer Deck VI/1-4 Ordinary Seaman Deck Officers II/1 OICNW (Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch) on ships of 500 Gross Tonnage or more II/2.1 Master/Chief Mate on ships of 3000 Gross Tonnage or more (Near Coastal and Oceans) II/2.3 Master/Chief Mate on ships between 500 and 3000 Gross Tonnage (Near Coastal and Oceans) II/3 Master on ships less than 500 Gross Tonnage (Near Coastal) Engine Ratings: III/4 RFPNW (Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch) III/5 Able Seafarer Engine in a manned engine room III/7 Electro-technical Rating Engine Officers: III/1 OICEW (Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch in a manned engine room or Designated Duty Engineer in a periodically unmanned engine room III/2 Chief Engineer Officer and Second Engineer Officer on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000kW propulsion or more III/3 Chief Engineer Officer and Second Engineer Officer on ships powered by main propulsion machinery between 750 and 3000kW III/6 Electro-technical Officer USCG Licenses National Licenses: Able Seaman 3rd Mate Unlimited Chief Mate Unlimited Master Unlimited OUPV (Operator of Uninspected Passenger Vessels) Master/Mate 100 Tons Master 200 Tons Master/Mate 500 Tons Master/Mate 1600 Tons QMED Tankerman Dominica/ International/STCW Deck Ratings: II/4 Rating Forming Part of a Navigational Watch II/5 Able Seafarer Deck VI/1-4 Ordinary Seaman Deck Officers II/1 OICNW (Officer in Charge of a Navigational Watch) on ships of 500 Gross Tonnage or more II/2.1 Master/Chief Mate on ships of 3000 Gross Tonnage or more (Near Coastal and Oceans) II/2.3 Master/Chief Mate on ships between 500 and 3000 Gross Tonnage (Near Coastal and Oceans) II/3 Master on ships less than 500 Gross Tonnage (Near Coastal) Engine Ratings: III/4 RFPNW (Rating Forming Part of an Engineering Watch) III/5 Able Seafarer Engine in a manned engine room III/7 Electro-technical Rating Engine Officers: III/1 OICEW (Officer in Charge of an Engineering Watch in a manned engine room or Designated Duty Engineer in a periodically unmanned engine room III/2 Chief Engineer Officer and Second Engineer Officer on ships powered by main propulsion machinery of 3000kW propulsion or more III/3 Chief Engineer Officer and Second Engineer Officer on ships powered by main propulsion machinery between 750 and 3000kW III/6 Electro-technical Officer
