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Shipboard training for B.Sc. (Nautical) and Graduate Mechanical Engineer (GME) trainees.
Applicable to:
Ship owners, companies, and Indian seafarers
Effective Date:
09/05/2012
Superseded Circulars:
None mentioned
Key Changes and Requirements
1. New Condition for Certificate of Endorsement (CoE)
The CoE issued to holders of CoC from other flag States at the level of Master, Chief Mate, Chief Engineer, or Second Engineer will now require the deployment of one B.Sc. Nautical cadet and one GME trainee Marine Engineer on the same Indian ship.
- Master and Chief Engineer's Role: Supervise the quality of training as per the prescribed TAR book.
- Sea Time Calculation: As per existing procedure depending on the nature of the ship.
- Trainee Deployment: Over and above the Tonnage Tax commitment.
2. Monitoring and Compliance
The MTT branch of the Directorate and the Principal Officer/Surveyor-in-Charge will monitor and ensure compliance through flag state control and at the time of issuance of CoE.
All CoE validity will be limited to 2 years to facilitate monitoring.
3. Temporary Measure
This measure is purely temporary and will be in force only for 2 years.
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