USCG-ENG-UNL-L2.3

Chief Engineer — the top, and no exam

USCG-ENG-UNL-M2 · Second and First Assistant · USCG-ENG-UNL-M2-A One exam between you and the top

This lesson covers the two qualifying routes to Chief Engineer under 46 CFR 11.510, the absence of any examination at this grade, how propulsion-power limitations and propulsion modes carry forward, and the STCW consequences of holding a horsepower-limited national endorsement.