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The deadline for upgrading deck officer and engineer officer certificates issued under Norwegian law or Norwegian regulations was 28.02.2015.

Anyone who holds deck officer and engineer officer certificates with reference to the STCW Convention can upgrade certificate.

Anyone who has a ship electrician officer's certificate with reference to Norwegian law, Norwegian regulations or the STCW Convention, can upgrade the certificate.

Qualification requirements for renewal of expired certificates

    • new training course for professional competence or passed certificate exam(includes BRM and ECDIS)
    • basic safety course
    • valid advanced safety course
    • valid medical treatment course
    • valid health certificate from an approved seafarer doctor
    • valid ROC or GOC radio certificate
    • new training course for professional competence or passed certificate exam (includes BRM and ECDIS)
    • 66-hour safety course
    • valid health certificate from an approved seafarer doctor
    • valid ROC or GOC radio certificate
    • Re-training course for professional competence or passed certificate exam (includes ERM).
    • Basic safety course.
    • Valid advanced safety course.
    • High voltage course.
    • Valid health certificate from an approved seafarer doctor.
    • New training course for professional competence or passed certificate exam (includes ERM)
    • 66-hour safety course
    • High voltage course
    • Valid health certificate from an approved seafarer doctor
    • Documentation of 12 months of sea service as a qualified ship's electrician according to the Qualification Regulation of May 9, 2003 No. 687 § 3-1(7), on vessels with a propulsion power of 750 kW or more
    • High voltage course
    • ERM course
    • Basic safety course
    • Valid advanced safety course
    • Competence covered in one of the following ways:
    1. Certificate of apprenticeship for electrician group L and Ship's Electrical Module EL 6039
    2. Ship's electrician certificate according to previous laws/regulations
    3. Electro-automation certificate according to previous laws/regulations
    4. Equivalent approved electrical vocational education
  • Applications for deck-, engineer and ship's electrical officers must be registered as a first-time application for the relevant certificate.