How to join Merchant Navy-- Engine department

Stage	Semester	Duration	Teaching method	Awards of qualification
1	1	6 months (Pre Sea	Residential,Lectures and Practical/Workshop
2	2	6 months onboard/ashore in Marine Workshop	Practical Experience in Machine shop, Operation Maintenance of Marine Power plant systems and Auxiliaries	Diploma in Marine Engineering Training

Entry requirements:

Requirements	Engine cadet
Age	Not more than 25 years as on the joining date
Marital Status	Unmarried
Academic (Results must be obtained at FIRST attempt)	Graduation in B.E (Mechanical) Engineering / Naval Architecture from an AICTE/UGC approved institiute with minimum marks of 55% in final year
Medical	Physically fit and meet the standards laid out by DG Shipping*
Language	English shall be one of the subjects with minimum marks scored 50% in class X and XII
Eyesight;	Use of corrective lenses permitted

How to join Merchant Navy-- Deck officers

Stage	Semester	Duration	Teaching method	Awards of qualification
1	1 & 2	1 year (preseas)	Residential	Diploma in Nautical Science
2	3,4 & 5	min. 18 months onboard Ship (At sea)	Distance Learning	Higher Diploma in Nautical Science
3	3	4 months (Post Sea)	Residential	B.Sc (Nautical Science) Degree by IGNOU. Certificate of Competency (COC) by D.G Shipping, Govt. of India

Entry requirement:

Requirments	Deck cadet
Age	For Class XII: Not more than 20 years as on the starting date of the course For B.Sc. in PCM or Electronics: Not more than 25 years as on the starting date of the course For B.E./B. Tech. Degree from I.I.T or a college recognized by AICTE/UGC: Not more than 25 years as on the starting date of the course
Marital Status	Unmarried
Academic (Results must be obtained at FIRST attempt)	All Boards (Class XII): Minimum Percentage – 60% PCM minimum – 60% BSc: Degree in Physics/ Chemistry/ Mathematics/ Electronics with minimum 55% in final year along with Min 55% in PCM in Class XII BE/BTech: Degree from an AICTE/UGC/DEC Approved Institute with min 55% in final year
Medical	Physically fit and meet the standards laid out by DG Shipping*
Language	English shall be one of the subjects with minimum marks scored 50% in class X and XII
Eyesight	6/6 vision in both eyes (without visual aids); no colour-blindness

Oral quetion for 2nd mate Fun-1

From detail study and discussions from passed 2nd Mates the expected question of   Oral question in Function-I is made hope full this will be usefull to upcoming 2nd mates.( By The Sailor, For The Sailor, To The Sailor)


Shri Ganeshaya Namah


1) Safe speed ( define)?

2) Vessels having operational rador, what factors to be taken into account?

3) Restricted visibility, (overtaking....situations)

4) Passage pllanning from Amsterdam to Seattle?

5) How to check Gyro error in open sea, near shore , and diffrent way ?

6) What do you mean by limitations and efficiency of radar equipment?

7) When will you call master?

8) Can you follow a great circle without Gnowinic charts?

9) What is AIS & under what chapter & which regulation of Solas?

10) What information do you get from AIS ?

11) What does a magnetic compass contain?

12) In turning circle, what is "Advance"? what is it normally for a ship?

13) Wht is Crash Stop?

14) As a 2/off you hhave to prepare for launching a l/boat. prepare a muster list for 6 person under you?

15) What is COS formula?


16) U r navigating in Singapore strait, appproaching one Fathom Bank. U r CBD & u see a NUC v/l right ahead, ur actions?

17) U have to anchor at a depth of 30m. how many shackles will u pay out & what instructions will u give to the GP at fwd station?

18) What r the sound signals made by a v/l aground?

19) What r the lights for a fishing vessel, a trawler & a pilot vessel engaged on pilotage duty?


20) How will you Determinng risk of collision?

21) Can u determine risk of collision with relative bearings? What are relative bearings?


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Chief Mate Expected Oral Quetion Function I

From detail study and discussions from passed Chief Mates the expected question of   Oral question in Function-I is made hope full this will be usefull to upcoming Chief mates.( By The Sailor, For The Sailor, To The Sailor)

1) YOu are CBD V/L and you have V/L fwd of you risk of Collision action?
2) You are NUC V/L and you have V/L fwd of you, your action, risk of collision?
3) V/L aground Lights and fog signal?
4) NUC V/L, Light and shapes?
5) You are heading North and North cardinal busy at right ahead action?
6) Screening of lights?
7) Quote rule 10 & 19?
8) Duties in TSS?
9) TSS & VTIMS, what differnce in duties, functions?
10) What does rule 2 give you-right to deviate from rules?
11) Aground vessel right ahead, action?Then you go aground-action?
12) Polar Navigation ?
13) What is Polar Code?
14) How will you execute ice navigation?
15) Use of passage planning?
16) You meet hurricane action?
17) What navigation hazards on passage?
18) Navigation instruments in high latitudes, what problems?
19) What precautions for anchoring after long voyage,master incapacitated, entering anchorage to await pilot?
20) Master, officers, everyone unfamilar new port reaching in 3 hrs?
What would you do?
When to call master?
21) What is IALA buoys system?
22) What is special marks?
23) Man Over Board in TSS and Fog, action?
24) Flooding on a V/L while underway action as duty officer?
25) You are on a passage V/L listed 10' action?
26) You are on passenger ship listed 10'stabd- action?
27) What is load line chart/ differenr seasons?
28) What are the errors of GPS?
29) What is GDOP?
30) What is PDOP?
31) What is HDOP?
32) GPS satellites are geostationary or revolving?
33) Why Gyro error increases as latitude increases?
34) What is the principal of Gyro?
35) What do you mean by BTM & BRM?
36) With pilot on board what are ur duties. IS pilot member of bridge team?
37) During piltoage master and pilot discussing some things on bridge wing you are standing next to the helmsman, he says steering is not responding what action you will take?
38) Due to tarffic density u need to deviate form the passage plan, How will u do it & can u do it?
39) You sea a isolated danger mark right ahead, what action will u take, what is Navigable water?
40) What is VDR. What data is recorded forwhat period?
41) What is AIS? What information u get?
42) What is ROT( rate of turn). Have u seen one. How to execute a constant radius & constant ROT turn?
43) Restricted visibility a V/L is overtaking u, whose responsibilty to keep clear?
44) Sailing V/L overtaking a power driven V/L whose responsibilty to keep clear?
45) Weather associated with fontal trough?
46) Why TRS does not form in 7' lat.?
47) V/L is in Singapore strait proceeding to Singapore pilot station. Pilots inform pilot will be after 2hrs. Master decides to drift instead of anchoring, what lights u will show?
48) You are at ford station how will you come to know whether V/L is B.U.T or she is dragging anchor?
49) While on passage V/L aground, how will you know that ship will survive?
50) What is visibility?
51) Grounding action? What will you u do for refloating?
52) You are @ mumbai inner anchorage, ur v/l is dragging anchor(action)?
53) HOw will you go abt preparing the v/l against heavy weather?
54) Abt 4-5 cards in ROR ( he will peace a wooden model of a ship in front of the cards & ask u to identify the v/l situation, action, fog signal & ROR action ?
55) What are the hazads included in high latitude navigation? Ice- say al abt it?
54) What is the DF(Direction Finder) equipment you will use?
55) What are the contents of the polar code?
56) How will u assist the master in command making decision?
57) Berthing of a vessel with stern current? Wind blowing berth any side u want? Full detail in procedure when to stop engine no tugs & pilot available?
58) Screening of lights in detail?
59) Coming out of port, collision with another vessel ? what action?
60) Warning signs of a storm/ what msg u will prepare as per which convention?
61) What are the advantages of ground tackle over the tag?
62) Explain mediterrean moor in detail?
63) What is TSS?
64) Contants of rule 10 ?

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Job Prospects

Merchant Navy is the backbone of international trade, carrying cargo across the globe. Without the merchant navy, much of the import-export business would grind to a halt. Therefore trained personnel is required for various departments of the ship and this widens the scope for employmentin carrer at sea.

They are offered jobs in the following major areas :
1) By various shipping companies in the government and private sector.
2) Foreign shipping companies also offer good job prospects.

Career options
1) Deck Department
The Deck Officers: Deck officer or navigation officer as the name suggests is in charge of the navigation of the ship. That particular department is called Deck department. The Captain(Master of the ship) is, in charge of the ship. He is not only responsible for the safe navigation of the vessel but also for the discipline on the ship, safety of passengers,crew ,clean ENVIRONMENT and safety of the cargo ( Acoording to SOLAS,MARPOL & STCW).He must ensure the observance of national and international codes of duct guiding sea transportation. The Captain of the ship is further assisted by First mate( Chiff officer), Second mate and Third mates. The First Mate / Chief officer is the right-hand man to the Captain; the second in-command. He overseers all the cargo planning, assists during navigation, allocates duties and work for the maintenance and upkeep of the ship to the Deck Cadets and Deck crew, ensures that discipline and order are maintained. The Second Mate / Second officer, assistant to the First Mate is in-charge of checking all mails and keeping the navigational equipment and charts in good condition and also assists in navigational watches at sea and cargo watches at port. The Third Mate / Third officer is responsible for keeping safety equipments -the lifeboats, firefighting and signaling equipment in top condition acts in the capacity of signal officer and assists with cargo work.
The deck department also has other staff with specific duties called 'ratings'(Deck Crew). They act as look outs and helmsmen, assist with the securing of the ship as it docks at ports and help clean tanks and holds before the cargo is placed in them.Head of the deck crew department is the Bosun , and rest all are A/B(Able Seamen) Certified by the STCW. For keeping watch as assisting officer on watch & OS (Ordinary seamen). Working on deck related to loading, discharging & maintaining deck in good condition.

2) Engine Department
Marine Engineers: Marine Engineers have the complete responsibility of the ship's technical management. The main personnel in this department is the Chief engineer who ensures safe and economic running of all engines, boilers, electrical, refrigerating and sanitary equipment, deck machinery and steam connections aboard the ship. He supervises the work of the engine-room crew and is assisted in his duties by the Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth Engineers and other junior personnel.
Second engineer looks after the day to day work in the engine room. Third engineer is in charge of the main engine, spare parts for the main engine, all purifiers, boilers, compressors etc. Fourth engineer is in charge of the numerous generators onboard ship as well as certain small pumps.
Besides the officers of the navigation and engineering teams most ships have a Radio Officer and an Electrical officer. The Radio Officer is in charge of the radio room and handles the operation of the wireless and transmitting of signals. Electrical Officer is responsible for the functioning and handling of all electrical equipment onboard the vessel. There is another one named seaconny, who ensures that the ship is on course and that the gangway at port is well-guarded.

3)Service Department
The work undertaken here revolves around the living and catering services for all the crew on board. A chief steward heads a large team of stewards, bakers, messmen etc. Apart from this, the department also has other services such as the services of Divers for underwater examination of the heel of the ship, propellers, pipes etc. Light Keepers, who operate light house signaling equipment to guide incoming and passing ships, and Nautical surveyors, who prepare charts of particular regions of the seas, with regard to topography and conditions of the sea.

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Making of career seas with my eyes.

Shipping Industry one of the important industries of India as India is gifted with beautiful costal line along 3 side of the country which opens our chance to trade though sea. I was been associated with Merchant navy since my childhood as my uncles, family friends, bothers served this industry in different forms in different genres.

As been so closely associated with sailor I had very different view about them then the rest of the world. I had lot of respect for them because it is not easy to overcome rough weather; it is not easy dark space surrounded by sea all the side; it is not easy to visit different country and communicate with strangers with mere sign language, it is not easy navigate with help of star (were for us it even difficult to understand simple road map)and most difficult to learn different concept of physics and engineering. I even look up a sailor as idol which passionate me to achieve seven seas. This passion made me strive and work hard for concept of Career seas.

It was beautiful evening when a sailor unknowly gave rise to this concept of Career seas. Later we worked out this concept with IT experts, even many sailor gave there useful input while making framework for this portal. Like a “web-place” for sailor’s welfare of India, a “web-place” for sharing knowledge, “web-place” for sailor to communicate, “web-place” as stress buster for sailor, “web-place” which can help them in many ways.

And we started developing this concept into portal. At this moment of time we have done with lot of it which will be releasing soon. And with the continues useful input from sailor we are improving Career seas.

It is very true that Career seas is rooted in reality “By the sailor’s, to the sailor’s, for the sailor’s”

Hope you will enjoy the Career seas.

By,
Co-Developer of Careerseas.