Merchant Navy after Diploma in Mechanical Engineering

Can you tell me how can I join Merchant Navy after completing 10th diploma in Mechanical Engineering?

[Raman Vij]

You can join Merchant Navy after 10th as Seafarer after qualifying pre sea courses:

Pre-sea Training for personnel, man Dredgers, Tugs, OSVs, etc on N.C.V (DECK) Qualification -Minimum 10th standard, courses approved by DG Shipping (Govt of India)

Pre-sea Training for personnel, man Dredgers, Tugs, OSVs, etc on N.C.V (ENGINE) Qualification- Minimum 10th standard, courses approved by DG Shipping (Govt of India)

Age Limit : 16-25 Years
Medical Standards: Candidates should be physically and Mentally strong, fit for sea-services under standard norms
Eye-Sight : 6/6 without glasses, No color Blindness. (The candidate is subject to medical examination).

Courses after 12th

Courses to Join Merchant Navy: There are various courses to join after 10th or 12th in both private and government training institute recognized and approved by Director General of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping.

Theses are ;- •
Pre Sea Training – In this course you will get proper training of maintenance of engine as well as deck . It is also known as G.P.R (General Purpose Training) you can join this course after 10th with minimum aggregate percentage of 40% with Mathematics, science and English as compulsory subject and should have 40% marks in each of them.

The time duration of this course is 06 months and age limit is joining this course is 17 to 25 years. Beside that other short term courses are also there
3 month Pre-Sea Course in Deck rating.
3 month Pre-Sea Course in Engine rating.
4 month Pre-Sea Course in Saloon rating.

Deck cadet – In this course you are given a diploma in Nautical Science.
The minimum education qualification for this course is 10+2 with P.C.M (Physics, Chemistry and Math) as compulsory subjects and you should have scored minimum 50% in aggregate and 50% in English at 12th level.

STCW Course – This is basically a safety course which is compulsory for every seaman. This consists of four basic course i.e EFA (Elementary First Aid), EPFF (Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting ), PST (Provisional Survival Techniques) and PSSR (Pesonal Safety & Social responsibility). It is totally 15 days programme.

1 year Pre-Sea Diploma in Nautical Science Its leads to B.Sc Nautical Science affiliated to Indian Maritime University and approved by DG Shipping (Govt. of India) eligibility – 10+2 PCM/Bsc. Degree/ B.E./B. Tech. Degree

HND (Higher National Diploma) Nautical Science Qualification- Minimum 10+2 PCM

HND (Higher National Diploma) Marine Engineering Qualification- Minimum 10+2 PCM

B.E Marine Engineering (4-Year Degree course in Marine Engineering) Qualification- Minimum 10+2 PCM and English

B.S. in Nautical Technology (3 years training at Institute + 1 year at Sea) Qualification- Minimum 10+2 PCM

3-Year B.Sc. Degree in Nautical Science Qualification- Minimum 10+2 PCM and English

2-year Marine Engineering course Qualification – Diploma in Mechanical /Marine/ Naval Architecture / Electrical / Electrical and Electronics Engineering

1-year Marine Engineering Course, Graduate Marine Engineer(GME) Qualification – Graduation in BE (Mech) Engineering / Naval Arch. with minimum of 50% marks in final year and with 50% minimum marks in English language at 10th or 12th or in Degree Exam