MITAGS Training
Engine Department Training
Designated Duty Engineer (DDE) course covering QMED subjects for motor and steam engineering endorsements, with engine room and cryogenic simulators.
Description
The Designated Duty Engineer Unlimited Horsepower course provides 140 hours of instruction in motor and/or steam engineering and prepares candidates for USCG QMED exams. DDE endorsements are issued at Unlimited HP, 4,000 HP and 1,000 HP levels depending on sea service.
Key features
- Hand tools, firefighting, piping and fuels
- Boilers and electrical theory
- Engine room auxiliaries, refrigeration and hydraulics
- Pumps, steering gear, deck machinery and air compressors
- Engine room simulator and cryogenic control room simulator (LNG/LPG/NH3)
Applications
Licensing of engineers for towing vessels, ferries, offshore supply vessels and other commercial vessels.
Specifications
| Instruction hours | 140 h |
|---|---|
| DDE endorsement levels | Unlimited HP, 4,000 HP, 1,000 HP |
More from MITAGS
- Maritime Apprenticeship Program (MAP)
- AB to Mate Program
- Mate to Master Program
- STCW Basic Training and Safety & Emergency Response Courses
- Shiphandling and Navigation Courses
- State Pilot Training
- Tug and Barge Training
- Military Sealift Command (MSC) Training
- Navigation Skills Assessment Program (NSAP)
- Custom Simulation and Operational Research
- Vessel Hydrodynamic and Visual Area Modeling
- GWO Basic Safety Training
Featured services
All services →Rental / Leasing
Liquid Mud Barge Charter
USCG-designed and approved liquid mud barges with four compartments and on-board piping and pumps for Grade "D" and "E" nonhazardous drilling fluids.
Other service
Cannes Yachting Festival
Six-day in-water boat show each September in the Vieux Port and Port Canto, Cannes; the 2024 edition showed more than 700 boats of 5 to 45 metres.
Engineering & Design
General Dynamics Mission Systems
Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) Mission System Integration
Open-architecture computing infrastructure and whole-ship electronic integration for the U.S. Navy Independence-variant Littoral Combat Ship, plus NSM integration and C5I lifecycle support.