Certification: National QMED: Electrician/Refrigerating Engineer
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QMED - Electrician. In order to be occupied as a QMED a person has to have a Merchant Mariner's Document issued by the United States Coast Guard with a QMED certification. Applicants for QMED are required to pass a QMED General Knowledge Examination and the Electrician rating examination. Any applicant whose merchant mariner#s document is endorsed as QMED Oiler and /or Fireman/Watertender and successfully completed a 120-hour QMED-Electrician course will satisfy the requirements of 46 CFR 12.15-9 for the Electrician examination modules, if presented within one year of the completion of training.
- More than two years of education or training after high school required?
- Yes
- More than two years of work experience required?
- Yes
- Oral or Written Exam Required?
- Yes
- Renewal Required?
- Every 5 Year(s)
- Renew through Continuing Educational Units(CEU)?
- No
- Renew through Re-Examination?
- Yes
- Renew through Continuing Professional Development(CPD)?
- Yes
- Does applicant have choice of at least two options from above for renewal (CEU, CPD, or exam)?
- Yes
Other
Your local Regional Exam Centers
external site(REC) provide valuable resources toward obtaining a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC).
Advanced
The certification has an education level of an Associates of Arts or Associates of Sciences degree or higher and has a work experience requirement of more than 2 years, or requires obtaining a ‘core’ level certification from the same organization.
- This certification is related to military occupational specialties.