USCG-STCW-MGT-L1.2
The naming trap: Second Engineer Officer is your First Assistant
USCG-STCW-MGT-M1 · The Four Management Endorsements · USCG-STCW-MGT-M1-A Chief and Second Engineer Officer, at two power bands
The STCW Second Engineer Officer is the number two of the engine department, equivalent to the US First Assistant Engineer, not the Second Assistant. This lesson explains why the two naming systems diverge, and uses 46 CFR table entries to prove the equivalence beyond doubt.
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