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Chief
Mate (Phase I and II) Course
1. BASIC
DETAILS OF THE COURSE
1.1. Aims:
This course covers part of the education and training required under
Regulation II/2 and aims to meet the standards of competence specified
in Section A-II/2 of the STCW 2010.
1.2. Objectives:
The objectives of this course are to prepare a candidate to appear for
the examinations of Phase I and Phase II of the Certificate of
Competency as Chief Mate of a Foreign going Ship.
1.3. Application:
Compliance with these guidelines shall be mandatory for all institutes
from
15th September 2011.
2.
QUALIFICATION & ELIGIBILITY OF STUDENTS
2.1. Entry Standards:
Hold a certificate of competency as Second Mate of a foreign going
ship (Officer in charge of a navigational watch on ships of 500 GT or
more) issued by Government of India
and
Have approved sea -going service for a period of not less than 9
months for Phase I and 18 months for Phase II.
2.2. Required Attendance:
The minimum attendance required shall be 90%. However, in exceptional
cases, the head of the institution may accept attendance of 75% and
above, if he is satisfied that the reasons for reduction from 90% are
genuine and that the student's performance in the course has been
good. The institute shall keep proper records of attendance. On
successful completion of the course, a student will be issued a
certificate, by the training institution, as per
Annexure 2
. Students falling short of the required attendance, or unsuccessful
in their Internal Assessment Tests, must not be given this certificate
or any similar certificate that could be mistaken for such a
certificate.
If the attendance of the student is less than 75%, the student shall
be required to undertake further training to compensate for the
absence period (and in any case this period shall not be less than one
month) in subsequent batch to qualify for attendance and
re-assessment.
2.3. Course intake limitations:
2.3.1. The number of students should not exceed 40 per class.
2.3.2. For chart work exercises where greater inter-action is
necessary, the class should be sub-divided into groups of 20 students
per faculty.
3. INFRASTRUCTURE
REQUIREMENT
3.1. Physical requirement for classrooms, black/white boards, overhead
projector, screen, notice board, faculty room, study environment and
teaching equipment are to be provided as per DGS guidelines.
3.2. The institute shall have a library-cum-reading room of not less
than 36m2 in area.
3.3. List of library books and equipment to include the items
contained in
Annexure 1.
4. COURSE DETAILS
4.1. Course duration:
Phase I: 320 hours,
Phase II: 270 hours.
Note: Upgradation Course of 40 hours for conversion from STCW 1995 to
STCW 2010 may be done together with Phase I or as a separate module.
4.2. Course outline and curriculum: As per Training and Assessment
Programme (TAP) as revised.
4.3. Detailed teaching syllabus: As attached.
(Reference to be made to IMO model course 7.01 as revised.)
5. HOLIDAYS
5.1. Sundays shall be holidays.
5.2. Independence Day and Republic Day shall be compulsory
holidays.
5.3. Students shall normally enjoy the holidays observed by the
Govt of the state in which the institute is located.
6. FACULTY REQUIREMENT
6.1. Qualifications and experience of course in charge and faculty
members:
Certificate of Competency, issued or recognised by the Government of
India, as Master of a Foreign Going Ship
and
At least One year experience as Chief Officer and experience as a
regular (full time) faculty member for at least two years in
Competency Courses or B.Sc Nautical Sciences/ Diploma in Nautical
Sciences Course
or
Extra Master Certificate.
6.2. Training of Trainers & Assessors Course:
As per IMO Model Course 3.21
6.3. Visiting faculty members:
Qualifications and experience of visiting faculty members should be
the same as that of regular faculty members.
In lieu of the above, a person with specialisation & 3 years
experience in the field related to the lecture.
6.4. Age limit for regular faculty members:
As per DGS Guidelines
7. FACULTY STRENGTH
7.1. For a class (maximum 40 students), not less than two Master
Mariners (including the course in-charge) shall be the regular (full
time) faculty. However, in cases where Institute is also conducting
other courses that require Master Mariner faculty, one Master Mariner
(including the course in-charge) on regular (full time) basis will
suffice provided at least two Master Mariners on regular basis form
the faculty for this course.
7.2 A minimum of 50% of the lectures on the weekly timetable shall
be delivered by regular (full time) faculty members. Others may be on
full-time or on visiting (part time) basis.
8 COURSE DURATION
1.
Phase I
Total Teaching hours for above mentioned course is 320 hours @ 30
hours per week
1 week for Assessments (internal and final assessment).
1 week to account for Public holidays and contingencies.
2.
Phase II
Total Teaching hours for above mentioned course is 270 hours @ 30
hours per week
1 week for Assessments (internal and final assessment).
0.5 week to account for Public holidays and contingencies.
Note: Upgradation Course of 40 hours for conversion from STCW 1995 to
STCW 2010 may be done together with Phase I or as a separate module.
9 ASSESSMENT
The institute shall carry out two written examinations as internal
assessment, one of which should be conducted mid way during the course
and the other, near the end of the course.
10 QUALITY STANDARDS
As per DGS guidelines.
11 INSPECTIONS
As per DGS guidelines.
12
FEES TO GOVT.
As per DGS guidelines.
ANNEXURE
1
LIBRARY BOOKS, PUBLICATIONS, ETC. TO INCLUDE:
Mandatory International and National Publications
1)
STCW 95 as amended in 2010
2)
IMO Model Course 7.01 as may be revised
3)
SOLAS 1974 as amended
4)
MARPOL 73/78 as amended
5)
IMO Load Line Convention 1966
6)
IMO LSA Code
7)
COLREGS 1972 as amended
8)
IAMSAR Vol III
9)
Code Of Safe Practices For Merchant Seamen
10)
DGS Orders, Circulars And MS Notices
11)
Indian Merchant Shipping Act
12)
Merchant Shipping STCW rules
13)
Maritime Labour Convention (MLC)- 2006
14)
Polar Code
15)
ISM Code
16)
ISPS Code
17)
Training and Assessment Programme (TAP) published by DG Shipping
Reference Books may include:
1)
A Guide
to the Collision Avoidance Rules- Cockcroft
2)
A Mariner's guide to preventing collisions- Capt. Y. Chhabra
3)
Admiralty Manual of Navigation
4)
Admiralty Manual Of Seamanship
5)
Advanced Stability for Marine Officers by Capt. C.L.Dubey
6)
Arpa By A. Bole
7)
Auditing the ISM Code by Mr. Ajoy Chatterjee
8)
Basic Marine Engine Reeds Series
9)
Bridge Equipment By Capt. A. G. Bhatia
10)
Bridge Equipment By Edrich Fernandes
11)
Bridge
Procedures Guide
12)
Bridge Team Management - A Practical Guide - Capt. A. J.
Swift
13)
Business And Law for the Shipmaster By F.N. Hopkins
14)
Cargo
Work for Maritime Operations - D.J.House
15)
Cargo
work- L.G.Taylor
16)
Celestial Navigation by Capt. C.L.Dubey
17)
Chart
Work for Deck Officers by
Capt. C.L.Dubey
18)
Engineering Knowledge for Deck Officers by J K Dhar
19)
ICS Bridge Procedures Guide
20)
International Lights, Shapes and Sound Signals - D.A.Moore
21)
International Safety Guide For Oil Tankers & Terminals (ISGOTT)
22)
Introduction to Marine Engineering By D.A. Taylor
23)
Marine Meteorology By Capt H. Subramaniam
24)
Maritime legislation and shipboard management by Capt. M.V.Naik and
Capt. C.L.Dubey
25)
Merchant Ship Construction By D.A. Taylor
26)Meteorology for Mariners- Meteorological Office- HMSO
27)Meteorology for Seafarers- Frampton and Uttridge
28)
Multimodal Transport- Dr. Hariharan
29)
Nautical Watchkeeping By Capt. H. Subramaniam
30)
NAV Basics: Ocean Offshore and Celestial Navigation Vol.2
31)
NAV
Basics: The Earth, The Sailings, Tides & Passage Planning Vol.1
32)
NAV Basics: Watchkeeping & Electronic Navigation Vol.3
33)
Nicholl's Seamanship and Nautical knowledge - Cockcroft, A N
34)
Practical Navigation By Capt. H. Subramaniam
35)
Principles of Navigation by Capt S.S.S. Rewari & Capt. T.K. Joseph
36)
Radar & Electronic Navigation By G.J. Sonnenberg
37)
Radar
Observer's Handbook: for Merchant Navy Officers
38)
Reed's
General Engineering Knowledge for Marine Engineers, - Jackson L,
Morton T.D
39)
Reed's
instrumentation and control systems. - Jackson, L
40)
Safety, Emergency And Environmental Protection By Errol Fernandes
41)
Seamanship Techniques - D.J.House
42)
Ship Board Operations By H.I. Lavery
43)
Ship borne Radar & ARPA By Capt. H. Subramaniam
44)
Ship Construction By Capt. Edrich Fernandes
45)
Ship Construction By D.J. Eyers
46)
Ship Construction Notes By Kemp and Young
47)
Ship Stability By D.R. Derret
48)
Ship Stability Volumes I, II & III by Capt. H. Subramaniam
49)
Ship's Magnetism & Magnetic Compass By Merrifield
50)
Shipmaster's Business Self-Examiner, - Maclachlan, Malcolm- Nautical
Institute.
51)
Stability, Trim and Cargo Calculations on MV Hindship and Oil Tankers
by Capt. Joseph and Capt. Rewari
52)
Symbols and Abbreviations used on Admiralty Charts (Chart 5011)
53)
The Ship handler's Guide By R.W. Rowe
54)
The
Shipmaster's Business Companion, - Maclachlan, Malcolm- Nautical
Institute.
55)
The Theory & Practice of Seamanship By Danton
TECHNICAL EQUIPMENT TO INCLUDE:
1)
Magnetic Compass in a Binnacle with correctors
2)
Gyro Compass (Not necessarily operational)
3)
Marine sextant.
ANNEXURE
2
CHIEF MATE F.G (Phase I/ Phase II)
Forms of Certificate to be issued
Name of the Institution
Full postal address
Phone, Fax, E-mail Address
Certificate No.:
INDOs No. for Institute:
ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATE
This is to certify that Mr.
________________________________________________________,
date of birth ____________ C.D.C. No.________________P.P.
No:__________________ of (issuing country)
____________________________ Indian National Database of seafarers (INDos)
No:_____________________ was a student of this college for the Chief
Mate F.G Phase I/ Phase II Course from _____________________________
to _______________________.
His attendance during the above period and his performance
in Internal Assessment Tests was satisfactory.
His name is at Sr. No. ________ in the consolidated list of students
of this course sent to the Chief Examiner of Masters and Mates and
Principal Officers of all MMDs conducting the respective examination,
vide letter No. ____________________dated________________.
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Signature of Student |
Date of issue and seal of institute |
Signature & name of Course Incharge/HOD |
Signature & name of Head of the Institution or Authorized person
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Indian Nationals must fill in only Indian C.D.C. No. |
