Engagement of Indians holding Certificate of Competency (CoC)issued under STCW Regulation II/2 and III/2 from Australia, Singapore, Ireland and New Zealand, in addition to UK, to sail on Indian flag vessels.

Applicable to: Management level officers (Master, Chief Engineer, Chief Officer, Second Engineer) and operational level officers (Fourth Engineer, Third Engineer, Second Officer, Third Officer) holding CoC from Australia, Singapore, Ireland, New Zealand, and UK

Effective Date: 12th October 2017

Superseded Circulars: NT/ENG Circular No. 02 of 2014, Engineering Circular No. 4 of 2014, Engineering Circular No. 4A of 2014, Corrigendum to NT/ENG Circular No. 02 of 2014, Corrigendum No. 2 to NT/ENG Circular No. 02 of 2014, Training circular No. 7 of 2002, Training circular No. 57, EAC Branch Circular No. 90, NT/ENG Circular 14

Key Changes and Requirements

1. Extension of Certificate of Endorsement

The Director General of Shipping has extended the issuance of Certificate of Endorsement till 31st December 2019 for Indian seafarers holding CoC from Australia, Singapore, Ireland, New Zealand, and UK.

Conditions: Deployment of one Nautical Cadet or one trainee Marine Engineer during each period of deployment, and training/supervision of these trainees by the Master/Chief Engineer.

2. Application Procedure

Submit application with self-attested copies of required documents to any Mercantile Marine Department. Pay prescribed fees. Receive acknowledgement valid for three months.

Required Documents: CoC, STCW course certificate, copy of valid passport/CDC, declaration of CoC authenticity, and Indian Maritime Legislation Course completion certificate (if applicable).

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Indian Maritime Legislation Course (18 hours) for management level officers

Important Note

This circular is a one-off measure valid till 31st December 2019. It does not give any right to request issuance of CoE beyond this date.

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