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Merchant Shipping (Recruitment & Placement of Seafarers) Rules, 2005 - Bank Guarantee

Applicable to: Recruitment and Placement Services
Effective Date: 02 February 2006
Superseded Circulars: M.S. Notice No. 10 of 2005 dated 09.09.2005

Key Changes and Requirements

1. Revised Bank Guarantee Format

A revised format for bank guarantee has been issued, superseding the previous one. The new format is enclosed as Annex-I.

  • Action: Recruitment and placement services must submit the bank guarantee in the revised format with their application.

2. Scrutiny of Applications

Seamen's Employment Offices at Mumbai, Kolkata, and Chennai are instructed to scrutinize license applications and ensure that bank guarantees adhere to the new format.

Annex-I  Revised Bank Guarantee Format
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