CREW BRANCH CIRCULARS

CREW BRANCH CIRCULARS
Recruitment & Placement Services	DGS Circulars	DGS Orders	Crew Circulars	M.S. Notices	Rules
Details of licenses issued as on date	2005	2001 2002 2003 2008	2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008	2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007	2004 2006
Placing supernumeraries on board the various vessels - reg

Crew Circulars
2002
1/2002 2/2002 3/2002 4/2002 5/2002 6/2002 7/2002	Procedure for cancelling the endorsements restricting the period of validity Crew Branch Circular No. 2 of 2002 Observance of Efficiency Fortnight by Shipping Office, Mumbai Employment of Seamen Obtaining Registration cancellation order on account of Medical Unfitness Continuation of crew branch circular No.5 of 2001 Merchant Shipping (CDC) Rules, 2001
2003
1/2003	Reg. permission to TMEs to sail on ships
2005
1/2005 2/2005 3/2005 4/2005 5/2005 6/2006	Reg. Payment of fees to the State Govt. Examination Boards for undertaking the verification of genuineness of certificates of the applicants of CDCs. Issue of CDC - Pendency - reg Reg. Seamen's Levy Fee Collection of fee for verification of CDCs - reg Merchant Shipping (Recruitment & Placement of Seafarers) Rules,2005 - inspection-intimation-regarding Merchant Shipping (Recruitment & Placement of Seafarers) Rules,2005 - Processing of application
2006
1/2006 2/2006	Merchant Shipping (Recruitment & Placement of Seafarers) Rules, 2005 - Quarterly report Last date of Issuance of CDCs under Rule 4(10) of M.S. CDC Rules, 2001
2007
1/2007 2/2007 3/2007 4 /2007 5/2007 6/2007 7/2007 8/2007 9/2007	Submission of information under Clause viii of form III of RPS Rules Crew branch cir dated 7th Feb 2007 - Submission of information under Clause viii of form III of RPS Rules Employment on board Merchant Navy ships only through DGS approved Recruitment and Placement Service providers. Amended vide crew cir. No. 1 of 2008 Guidelines for placement of Supernumeraries on board Indian flag vessels. Superseded by Crew Circular 4 of 2008 Inspection of branch offices of recruitment and placement service providers. Notification published in the Gazette of India dated 30.04.07 regarding amendments to RPS Rules..Form-IIIA/ revised Form-IV. Clarification with regard to "tie-up" between training institutes and shipowners/RP&S providers. Submission of Articles of Agreement "On line" Registration of RPS Providers under M.S. (Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers) Rules, 2005. Sea service undertaken on ships through unregistered RPS Providers-regarding
2008
1/2008 3/2008 4/2008	Inspection of branch offices of recruitment and placement service providers Addendum to Crew Branch Cir. No. 3 of 2007 dt 24.07.2007 Clarification on the criteria for issuance of CDC under the category of Purser/Ship's Clerk reg. Guidelines for placement of Supernumeraries on board Indian flag vessels.... reg.

DGS Circulars
2005
1/2005 6/2005 8/2005	Enhancement of Seamen's Welfare fee Revised procedure for application of CDCs for the long term training courses of one year duration and more Merchant Shipping (Recruitment & Placement of Seafarers) Rules, 2005
DGS Orders
2001
1/2001 5/2001 6/2001 8/2001 9/2001 10/2001	Registration and Employment of Seafarers in India Cut off date for acceptance of applications for issuance of CDC under Rule MS (CDC)Rule - seamen sailing on board Offshore Supply Vessels or home trade ships or passenger ships Certificate of competency as Cook in Merchant Navy Issuance of CDC in the category of Utility Hand on Compassionate Cases (Superseded vide D.G.S.Order 3 of 2002) Issuance of CDC to the Deck Cadets
2002
3/2002 4/2002 6/2002 7/2002 7A/2002	CDCs in the category of UH - discontinuance of issue etc. Revised age limit & Pre-Sea training for Petty Officers for issue of CDC Exemption from opening of Articles of Agreement for Government owned ships Revised form for Articles of Agreement and procedure for signing on, off etc Amendment to the DG Shipping Order No. 7 of 2002
2003
2/2003 3/2003 8/2003	Certificate of Competency to Chief Cook Revised eligibility criteria for CDC under Rule 4(10) of MS (CDC) Rules, 2001 Extension of period of renewal of CDC prior to date of expiry
2004
1/2004 2/2004	Restricted CDC to naval officers for temporary attachment to merchant navy ships Issuance of CDC to ex-Coast Guard Ratings
2006
1/2006 6/2006	Issue of restricted CDCs to naval officers for completing sea going service Course module for implementation of Merchant Shipping (Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers) Rules, 2005 Spreading awareness among Indian seafarers thereof.
2008
1/2008 2/2008	Temporary suspension of issuance of CDC under category of "Purser/Ship's clerk" -- reg. Centralization of issuance of CDCs at the office of Shipping Master, Mumbai

M.S. Notices
2001
8/2001 9/2001 10/2001 11/2001	Issuance of Replacement "Continuous Discharge Certificate Cum-Seafarers' Identity Document" (CDC) Superseded vide M.S.Notice 3 of 2002 Issuance of CDCs without any classification such as Home Trade, Foreign Going or Hotel Staff Guidelines for issue of a certificate to a Rating Forming Part of a Navigational/Engine-Room Watch under Regulation II/4 & III/4, Of STCW 95 Watch Keeping certificate for Seamen, Helmsman and D/Greaser
2002
3/2002 4/2002 7/2002 17/2002 18/2002 25/2002 26/2002 28/2002	Renewal of Continuous Discharge Certificate -cum -Seafarers Identity document(CDC) (Superseded vide M.S.Notice 23 of 2003) Watch keeping certificate for Seamen, Helsman and D/Greaser Guidelines for issue of a certificate to a Rating Forming Part of a Navigational/Engine Room Watch under regulation II/r/III/r of STCW 1995 Approval of medical examiners to conduct pre-sea & periodic medical fitness examination of seafarers Issue of CDCs to cadets. TME, Ratings etc.. Issue of fresh CDCs and renewal, duplicate & replacement CDCs etc( APPLICATION FORM FOR CDC) Marine casualties & incidents involving Indian citizen on board foreign flag vessels Amendment to MS Notice 18 of 2002 dated 5th Sept.,2002
2003
3/2003 17/2003 21/2003 23/2003 27/2003	Removal of endorsement on CDCs- limiting of age to 60 years Issue of CDCs to cadets, TMEs, ratings etc... (partial modification to MS Notice No. 18 & 28of 2002) Incorporating the Emblem of Govt. of India in Article of Agreement for Employment on Seafarers Replacement of Continuous Discharge Certificate-cum-Seafarers Identity Document (CDC) issued under M.S. (CDC) Rules, 1960. CDC to cadets undergoing training in foreign countries included in the "white list"
2004
5/2004	CDCs to serving Naval Officers
9/2004	Replacement of Continuous Discharge Certificate-cum-Seafarers Identity Document (CDC) issued under M.S. (CDC) Rules, 1960
2005
8/2005 10/2005 11/2005 13/2005 14/2005	Issuance of CDCs - time period for disposal of cases regarding Merchant Shipping (Recruitment & Placement of Seafarers) Rules 2005 - Bank Guarantee (Superceded vide M.S.Notice 4 of 2006) Merchant Shipping (Recruitment & Placement of Seafarers) Rules 2005 – Placing the names of Recruitment & Placement Services on Website-regarding. Marine casualties and incidents involving Indian citizens on board foreign flag vessels – reporting thereof Replacement of Continuous Discharge Certificate-cum-Seafarers Identity Document (CDC) issued under M.S.(CDC) Rules, 1960
2006
4/2006	Merchant Shipping (Recruitment & Placement of Seafarers) Rules, 2005 - Bank Guarantee
2007
4/2007	Submission of "online" application for issuance of Continuous Discharge Certificate cum Seafarer’s Identity Document (CDC).