PORT ENGINEER CERTIFICATION Douglas Briscoe CNSF Senior Port Engineer 2 May

BACKGROUND Why Certification? – Defines Career Path Criteria map to real-world needs Guided professional development to match SURFOR’s needs – Maximize ROI from investment in Port Engineers – Job Retention Identifies the most knowledgeable, skillful and expert – Professional Pride 2

CERTIFICATION Pre-Entry Four Levels – Level I Entry – Level II Port Engineer In Training – Level III Working Level Port Engineer – Level IV Mentor Achievement of each criterion certified by Navy Senior Port Engineer 3

Pre-Entry Education – BS Marine Engineering Merchant Marine Academy – Academically rigorous – Practical education at sea – Skills training OR Extensive Life Experience (e.g., 20+ years USN ship assessment and repair)* Experience – USCG Marine Engineer License *With approval by Navy Senior Port Engineer 4

Level I Certification Entry Level – Mentor assigned – Indoctrination Training Navy Indoctrination Introduction to RMC 2-Kilo writing MU Shore Manager’s Course Etc. – AIS Skills Training RMAIS MST NMD Etc. 5

Level II Certification Port Engineer In Training (~ two years) – Assigned to ship class (~ 2-4 months) for familiarization Core Knowledge Key Core Evolutions – Assigned a ship with Port Engineer Peer Oversight Port Engineer Peer: A Working Level Port Engineer (Certification Level III) selected as a Port Engineer Peer by the Local Senior Port engineer to guide a Port Engineer In Training to: 1. Acquire designated Port Engineer Core Knowledge, and to 2. Perform designated Port Engineer Core Evolutions that must be certified before the Port Engineer In Training may be assigned to independently support a ship. – Watch, Practice, Perform 6

Level III Certification Working Level Port Engineer – Assigned to ship(s) PE must must be certified on any Core Evolution before performing it on an assigned ship – Continued Professional Development Annual Individual Development Plan (IDP) – Growth » Technical » Managerial – REFTRA for Core Knowledge changes and improvements 7

Level IV Port Engineer Mentor – Minimum of eight years at Level III – Optional depending upon qualifications as a Mentor Superior communication skills Superior technical abilities Desire to share knowledge – Local Senior Port Engineers are also Mentors 8

SUMMARY Port Engineers come to the job as the most technically qualified and experienced member of the Maintenance Team Four Levels of Certification Achievement certified by Navy Senior Port Engineer for each individual Continuous Training and Professional Development 9