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1.
Background:-
1.1 As per
Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping, (STCW'95 Convention), every candidate for certification of officer in-charge of
navigation watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more shall have approved
sea going service of not less than one year as part of an approved
training programme which includes on-board training which meets the requirements of section A-II/1 of the STCW Code and is documented in an
approved training record book. The candidate shall have performed, during
the required sea going service, bridge watch keeping duties under the
supervision of the master or a qualified officer for a period of not less
than six months.
1.2 As per
Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training Certification and Watchkeeping
for Seafarers), Rules 1998 (META Manual Volume-I), Section M-II/1, Page
II/5; the candidate, who completes the Pre-sea education and training of
three year degree course in B.Sc. (Nautical Science) required to perform
12 months of seagoing service which includes on board training, training
record book and six months supervised bridge watch keeping duties.
1.3 As per
META Manual Volume - I, Section M-II/11, Para B.6; the sea going service
performed on foreign-going trading ships of 500 gross tonnage or more will
be counted in full for the purpose of assessment of seagoing service.
1.4 As per
META Manual Volume - I, Section M-II/11, Para C.10; seagoing service performed on non-trading ships listed in page II/35 will be considered at
the rate of two thirds of corresponding seagoing service on a foreign
going ships and it will be assessed by the assessment center taking into
account of type of vessel, gross tonnage of the vessel, sea area of
operation, length and duration of the voyage, actual period of stay in port and sea, nature of operation performed in port and sea; and nature of
duties performed by the concerned officer beyond watch keeping duties, if
any.
1.5 As per
META Manual Volume I, Section M-II/11, Page II/35; the cadet training ship
is not listed either as trading ship or, non-trading ship.
2.
Justification:-
2.1 The cadet
training ships are dedicated for the training of deck cadets with the
cadet's training programme, which gives the training schedule and record
of training during the period.
2.2 The
trainees will be complying with the structured training on board the ship
based on the on-board training record book for deck cadets to become an
officer in-charge of navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or
more.
2.3 The
training ship will have dedicated training officers, who will monitor the
progress of training programme of deck cadets on-board ship.
2.4 The ship
will be plying in different sea areas for complying with the requirements
of watch keeping duties at sea in addition to the watch keeping duties at
port and anchorage.
2.5 This
training programme is open only to the B.Sc. (Nautical Science) graduates,
who will be trained on board the training ships for a period of four to
six months out of required twelve months seagoing service.
2.6 The
cadets will acquire not only understanding and skillfulness in shipboard
operation but also awareness of leadership, mental, physical strength and
the value of human relation.
3.
Condition to consider seagoing service performed on cadet training ship:-
3.1 The cadet
training ship shall be registered as "training ship" and dedicated for the
said purpose.
3.2 The cadet
shall be exposed to different situations in training ship as it is
happening on board a normal seagoing merchant ship.
3.3 The
seagoing service of four months performed in the training ship will be
counted in full for the purpose of assessment of approved seagoing service
for examination. Any sea service performed beyond 4 months upto a maximum
period of 6 months shall be counted at half the rate of the actual sea
service on board such ship as a qualifying approved sea service for
examination. Service performed beyond 6 months on such training ship shall
not be counted for assessment.
3.4 Out of
four months of seagoing service, a cadet shall have a minimum one month of
propelling period. The propelling period shall be documented in cadets
training record book and endorsed by the master of the training ship.
3.5 The
balance period of sea service shall be performed on a trading ship as a
part of approved training programme. It is mandatory that a minimum of 6
months of sea service shall be performed on a cargo trading ship as part
of approved training programme for such trainees.
3.6 The
training programme on board the training ship shall be approved by the
Directorate General of Shipping.
This is issued with the approval of Director General of Shipping and
Ex-officio Additional Secretary to the Government of India.
Sd/-
(Capt. J. S. Uppal)
Dy. Nautical Adviser to the Govt. of India-
Cum - Sr. DDG (Tech) |
