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Modification/simplification of CDC application form and its issuance - reg

Applicable to: Shipping Masters, MMDs, Seamen's Employment Offices, MTIs, and other relevant stakeholders
Effective Date: Immediate
Superseded Circulars: M.S. Notice No. 4 of 2007, Order No. 20 of 2013, and M.S. Notice No. 6 of 2015

Key Changes and Requirements

1. Online Application and Document Submission

Applications for replacement/duplicate CDCs are now to be made online. Supporting documents and photographs can be scanned and uploaded in the online system.

  • Online Application: Available on the official website of DG Shipping
  • Document Submission: Scanned documents and photographs can be uploaded in the online system

2. Fee Payment and CDC Issuance

Applicants can pay the specified official fee through debit card/credit card/net banking using the existing e-payment gateway facility. No hard copy of the application form and enclosures needs to be sent to the Shipping Master's office.

  • Fee Payment: Through debit card/credit card/net banking using the e-payment gateway
  • CDC Issuance: No hard copy of the application form and enclosures needs to be sent

3. Endorsement and Return of Existing CDC

In cases of torn/defaced/mutilated CDCs or exhausted pages, the applicant is required to send the existing CDC to the jurisdictional Shipping Master for endorsement and return.

  • Endorsement: Existing CDC to be sent to the Shipping Master with the application number
  • Return: Endorsed CDC will be returned with the new CDC issued
Important Note

This Notice shall come into force with immediate effect.

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