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ENG CIRCULAR - 006
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No:ENG/EXAM-17(26)/2000 Date
: 29th June 2001
Ever since the MEO Examination
Rules 1998 have come into force, it has become mandatory for all
trainee Engineers going out to sea, after completion of their
workshop training ashore, to carry their TAR books for appropriate
endorsement during their period of service at sea. The same is
also applicable to engineer officers, which are termed as Officer
In-charge Engineering Watch (OICEW). This issue has been communicated
to the industry and the candidates at various platforms by virtue
of instructions, as early as 1996. However, it has been observed
that there are still a number of candidates, who go out to sea
without the appropriate TAR books and hence they are found deficient
in terms of eligibility towards examinations (MEO Class IV). In
view of this errant attitude of some candidates and the companies
in which they are employed, the Chief Examiner of Engineers hereby
issues the following instructions:-
1) Any candidate who has commenced
his initial training from or after 1st August 1998 and has applied
for examination at the Class IV level under the MEO 1998 Examination
Rules is required to produce an approved TAR book duly completed
and endorsed by the owners /managers who have been authorized
under a quality system. If such a document (TAR Book) is not produced
during the process of assessment for eligibility, the case is
to be put up to the Examiner of Engineers for deciding the case
appropriately. In extreme case, the candidate would be asked to
repeat his sea time with the appropriate TAR books.
2) If the TAR book during submission
for eligibility towards examination is not appropriately completed
or duly endorsed or completed in a most derogatory manner, then
again the document would be put up to Examiner of Engineers for
deciding appropriately.
3) The right to implement these
instructions would be vested with the Examiner of Engineers of
each MMD district (Mumbai / Kolkata / Chennai)
Though most of the companies
do adhere to the earlier instructions, they should by all means
ensure that such discrepancies do not take place. However, such
cases are coming up in a most unusually frequent manner, and the
Directorate would not hesitate to implement the steps as stated
in the instructions. We would request you to kindly bring the
contents of this notice to all concerned.
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