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        National QMED: Electrician/Refrigerating Engineer
        Certification Description
        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.
        Certifying Organization
        United States Coast Guard National Maritime Center
        https://www.dco.uscg.mil/nmc/stcw/
        Certification Details
        • 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
        Exam Details
        Other
        Your local Regional Exam Centers (REC) provide valuable resources toward obtaining a Merchant Mariner Credential (MMC).
        More Certification Information
        National QMED: Electrician/Refrigerating Engineer Website