Who can sign off on RFPEW

**NBPRESTON** · September 28th, 2011, 02:10 PM

Our Company has a program for entry level employees to obtain a QMED, then DDE 1000 hp in order to be the 2nd watch of the engine room on Ocean going tugs. After reading NVIC 01-06, NVIC 6-97, and the Assessor's Manual I have more questions than answers. Our Chiefs have Chief Engineer licenses and we are utilizing the RFPEW for both a training guide and for the STCW portion of the QMED. Is it possible to obtain a Designated Examiner on an Engineering license? If so, is anything needed more than a train the trainer course and the appropriate license/experience? Is the DE required to sign the RFPEW, or can any licensed engineer? Is there a minimum standard like there is to be shipboard assessor? Any insight or experiences for those who have gone through this is greatly appreciated.

**KPEngineer** · September 28th, 2011, 11:45 PM

I think its policy letter 14-02. The assessor must hold a 2A/E or higher with STCW-95 and have read the manual for assessors ... That's it.

**NBPRESTON** · September 29th, 2011, 07:30 PM

That is correct, but the way I understand it is that there is a difference between a designated examiner and a shipboard assessor.

**KPEngineer** · September 30th, 2011, 08:46 PM

I am pretty sure the DE is only for signing off TOARs, at least that is the only place I've seen it referenced, and has nothing to do with assessments