Merchant Navy

Sea is the widest and oldest mode of Transportation across the world. However, globalization of the world economy has given a big boost to this ancient system of transportation of man and material known as Merchant Navy which is commercial aspect of shipping industry. In India, The Merchant Navy some time misunderstood with Navy i.e. the combatant forces of the country. However, both are different in terms of playing their vital roles, but both stay on seas, this is the only similarity between two of them.

A merchant navy career is full of adventure and long voyages to exotic and obscure places. Merchant navy fleet consist of cargo ships, container ships, barge carrying ships, tankers, bulk carriers, refrigerators ships, passenger ships, as well as roll off/roll on ships.

Key to Success

To be successful in Merchant Navy you should have/ develop:

Strong mental makeup
Tough physique
Sporting adaptive and adjustable attitude

Scope and Opportunities

Merchant Navy is the backbone of international trade, carrying cargo across the globe. Without the merchant navy, much of the trade would come to a halt.
Offered jobs in the following major areas :
- By various shipping companies in the government and private sector.
- Foreign shipping companies also offer good job prospects.
Post retirement, these officers are in demand for consulting and advising. Some even venture into allied fields like ship care and maintenance.

Lifestyle & Social Status

The lifestyle is attractive to the independent-minded, and the extensive free time is always attractive- although you miss many important family events.
The feeling of loneliness may get into you, but there’s lots of entertainment. TV, DVD’s, exercise, card games and good conversation, plus some older vessels have a good library aboard.
When on contract job it is 12hours a day or continuous and when you are on leave you get get a minimum of 30days leave at a stretch.

Job Profile

The main functional areas where a Merchant Marine can pursue as a career are as follows:

Deck / Navigation Officer Deck or navigation officer as the name suggest, are in charge of the navigation of the ship. The Captain or Master is in command of the ship. He is the most responsible person when it comes the navigation, discipline on the ship and the safety of passengers. He assigns organisational duties for ships operation, navigation and maintenance with the chief mate.
Engineering Officers The ships engineers are responsible for the ships engine room like the main engine, boilers, pumps hydraulic and fuel systems and the ships electrical generating plant and distribution system.
Stewards/Service department This department is responsible for preparing of food and meals for the crew on board. They also maintain living quarters of the crew and the mess halls. The chief steward maintains inventories of food stuffs, linen, bedding, furniture, etc. The other staffs are the chief cook, baker and attendants.

Skill Sets

Excellent math’s, science, technology and IT skills
Have good spoken and written communication skills
Management & Planning skills

Work Value

Be able to accept responsibility
Be decisive
Teamwork
Be calm and decisive in emergencies
Be enthusiastic and self-reliant.

Current Job Scenario

As far as pay packages are concerned the Merchant Navy employees are one of the highly paid professionals in the industry. The starting salary of the personnel varies between Rs 25,000 to Rs 1, 00,000 a month depending upon the company one is working for.
Besides monetary remunerations personal of the Navy get a variety of other monetary benefits such as free food, accommodation, paid leave, two-way free passage and facilities for families.

Top Recruiters

NOL – Singapore
PIL – Singapore
Egon Oldendorff – Germany
Eurasia – Hong Kong
Chellaram Shipping – Hong Kong

Course Synopsis


Course Options	B.Tech Marine Engineering	Post Graduation Diploma in Marine Engineering	B.Sc Nautical Science
Academic Eligibility	10+2 with PCM 60% aggregate marks from recognized Boards/Universities. Minimum 50% marks in English at 10+2 or 10th level is a must. Fluency in written and spoken English.	Candidate should have passed B.E/B.Tech Mechanical Engineering with an aggregate of 60%. The upper age limit for joining this sprogram is 28 years.	10+2 with PCM
Fees	Rs. 2,25,000/- per annum	Rs. 2,10,000/- per annum	Rs. 10K per annum
Overall expenditure in Metro	Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs	Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs	Rs. 2 Lakhs to Rs. 2.5 Lakhs
Overall expenditure in Tier-1	Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs	Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs	Rs. 1.25 – Rs. 1.75 Lakhs
Duration	2 Years	1 Year	3 Years
Mode	Regular	Regular	Regular
Approved	AICTE
Affiliation	Directorate General of Shipping	Indian Maritime University

Entrance Exam	IMU-CET
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