Indian nationals holding restricted Indian Continuous Discharge Certificate(CDC) in the category of Higher National Diploma (HND) recognized by foreign Maritime Administration and GMDSS certificate holders-reg.

Applicable to: Indian nationals holding restricted Indian CDC in the category of HND recognized by foreign Maritime Administration and GMDSS certificate holders

Effective Date: 01 April 2019

Superseded Circulars: Merchant Shipping Notice No. 1 of 2011, Merchant Shipping Notice No. 29 of 2013, DGS Order No. 11 of 2014, Merchant Shipping Notice No. 10 of 2013, and Merchant Shipping Notice No. 4 of 2014

Key Changes and Requirements

1. Revocation of Restrictions

The restrictions on Continuous Discharge Certificates (CDCs) for Indian nationals holding Higher National Diploma (HND) recognized by foreign Maritime Administrations and GMDSS certificate holders, as per the Merchant Shipping Notices and DGS Order mentioned above, have been revoked.

2. Action Required

Seafarers holding such CDCs issued under the Merchant Shipping (CDC) Rules, 2001 should approach the shipping Master concerned for the removal of restrictions mentioned in their CDCs.

Note: This order does not introduce any new rank or category in the CDC or limit the duration of CDC validity.

Important Note

This order supersedes the Merchant Shipping Notices and DGS Order mentioned above.

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