Merchant Navy as a Career

Merchant navy as a career is not only challenging, adventurous but also offers handsome salary packages. Merchant navy ships are either operated by public or private shipping companies. Government of India through ministry of Surface Transport is responsible for providing training to the candidates. Merchant navy fleet consists of cargo carriers, passenger liners and oil tankers. Mostly the services in merchant navy revolve around three departments i.e. deck, the engine room and the service department.

If one wishes to join merchant navy he can enroll himself in 4 years BE in marine engineering or 3 years B.S.C Nautical Science course. The admission to BE course is through entrance test conducted by IIT-JEE. and 3 years B.S.C Nautical Science course is conducted by Government maritime training ship Chanakya by University of Mumbai. Apart from that there are other routes also to enter merchant navy.

A merchant navy officer after clearing certain exam or certificate of Competency is promoted to higher level. The exam is conducted by Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) in Mumbai and only after he clears the examination he acquires certain competency certificate. The first level of competency certificate is Second Mate which cadet officer takes after completing one year on the deck department. After clearing second mate the officer can be appointed as 2nd officer or 3rd officer and for further promotion he has to clear First Mate exam which is conducted after he acquires first mate competency and has serviced 18 months on the ship. The highest designation is caption or Master of ship which can be obtained after clearing certain exams and servicing certain period of time on board.

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Marine engineering - Career Oppurtunities

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The field of marine engineering is one of the most popular choices when it comes to pick a course and a career for young men who dream to sail in the sea. After pursuing a course in marine engineering one can go for either – merchant navy or marine engineering as per choice and availability.

There are many institutes that offer training courses in marine engineering both in India as well as abroad. The demand for this career is increasing day by day due to many factors like the challenging nature of job, high profile, huge amount of money, seeing new places, being a part of Indian navy is an honor in itself, due to which many well reputed institutes all over the globe offer courses in marine navy. Some of the marine engineering colleges include:

• Don Bosco maritime academy – Mumbai.
• Institute of maritime studies (IMS) – Goa
• Vels group of maritime colleges – chennai
• Lal bahadur shastri college of advanced maritime studies and research – Mumbai
• Academy of maritime education and training – chennai.
• Samundra institute of maritime (SIMS) – Mumbai
• Naval Maritime Academy - Andhra Pradesh

The studies in this field include studies which are essential to obtain a valid license to pursue a career in different fields of merchant navy like – nautical science, marine engineering, ship stability, navigation, chart work, cargo work etc.

One must have science i.e. physics, chemistry and math’s in their 10+2 to pursue a course in marine navy. The marine engineering course is structured in such a way that it prepares the students from science stream to become a successful merchant navy officer handling charge on deck. to become a marine officer one needs to be fine skilled and trained as its a huge responsibility, marine navy takes care sea transport of carrying cargos from one county to another, more then 90% on trade is done via shipping hence a minute error can do a great damage.

Merchant navy is broadly divided into two sections one is – deck/navigation and the other is the engine. Both sections require skilled personnel to take care of it and handle it while sailing as it involves many big and small components like container vessel, cargo ships, vessels, bulk carriers, oil tankers, passenger ships and much more, which is why having science in 10+2 is a must to be a marine officer.

Although sailing half a year or more then one year is not an easy job, life sure is challenging but it’s not bad. if you like challenges and traveling and are capable of handling complexities and wish to earn huge then marine engineering/ merchant navy is the field for you.

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Career in Marine Engineering

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A career in marine engineering is not only exciting but it also offers excellent growth opportunities with handsome six figure salary package. Marine engineers are responsible for overall maintenance and construction of ships. They take care of engine room, electrical motors, sailing vessels, ports, cargo facilities etc. They work with many types of equipment so they must have strong technical knowledge and strong analytical skills in order to deal with different devices at a same time.

Their working hours are not fixed they may vary and they may also need to travel overseas and spend most of the time on the ship. After clearing certain exams you can even promoted to higher level easily depending upon your performance. There are many good job opportunities for fresher’s also in this field.

For getting admission into marine engineering course candidate must have passed 10+2 with physics, chemistry and mathematics as compulsory subjects and cleared the entrance exam. After clearing the entrance exam and depending upon the rank one can choose a college and pursue engineering courses in marine engineering. BE in marine engineering is a four years duration course and if some one wants to pursue post graduation course after completing his engineering, then he can enroll himself for M.E in marine engineering course which is a two years duration course. The admission to M.E course is also based on entrance exam.

Some Institutes offering Marine Engineering course

IIT (Indian Institute of Technology)-Mumbai

Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Advanced Maritime Studies & Research-Mumbai

Marine Engineering Research Institute-Kolkata

International Marine Communication Centre-Chennai

Indian Marine College-Hyderabad

Directorate General of Shipping-Mumbai

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