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DIRECTOR GENERAL OF
SHIPPING
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Authorised by
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EAC Branch File No:
ENG/EXAM-17(9)/99
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EACQMP Chap VI
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DYCS
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Instructions to Examiners
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Circular 030
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Issue No. 00
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Dated: 08 June 2001
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The timely issue of the Certificate
of Competency in accordance with STCW95 has been duly pursued
at the Directorate and the following instructions are issued as
guidance.
We are in the process of issuing
"soft covers" to those already issued with old hard covers and
have gone through an upgradation course. We are also issuing "soft
covers" instead of old hard covers to those "Blue chit (EXN-16)"
holders the results of whom are already approved.
There is no provision of issuance
of a "Blue chit" in either the STCW 95 or in the M.S. (STCW) Rules,
1998. Further more, some flags recruiting our seafarers wanted
proper certificates even now, without waiting for the 'D' Day
to appear. This means, we are to be prepared to issue "soft" or
regular hard covers immediately to all and discontinue issuance
of "Blue chit (EXN - 16)".
All those who wish to go to
sea on contract or otherwise, are expected to have their "soft"
covers in possession, if such period of service covers the crucial
date of 1st February, 2002. A normal contract being of nine months
validity, we must ensure to have the "soft covers" ready for all
those joining sea from the month of June, 2001, so that it would
not be necessary for such successful candidates to sail with EXN-16
and face problems.
This requires all the results
upto and including the Month of April 2001 be forwarded for approval
and issuance of certificates by the Directorate. Such "soft" cover
certificates may be exchanged for the "Blue chits" already issued.
This also means strict adherence to the time schedule for examination
as detailed in instruction to examiners Circular 026 dated 20th
December 2000.
For your convenience, the copy
of Circular 026 is attached.
The validity of the 'Soft Cover',
which is a single A4 size, security paper would be 5 years for
the time being. This would be replaced by the pass book type High
Security "Hard Cover", which is under print in the Government
Security Press, in due course.
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