Second Mate of a foreign-going ship: (Officer in charge of navigational watch on ships of 500 gross tonnage or more OIC NW)

Annexure to N.T. Branch/Exam Circular No.1 of 2011

Assessment of Sea service performed in Non-trading vessels operating in foreign/Indian coastal waters towards 2nd Mate certification:
Stream of Entry --

Pre-Sea requirement

Approved Sea-going
service required for 2nd
Mate FG examination

Conditions to be met if
the sea-going service
includes Non-trading
ships

B.Sc. Nautical
degree
(Approved by DGS)

3 Year B.Sc.
Nautical Science
degree course / 4
year B.Sc. Nautical
Technology degree
course
12 months
(includes on board
training with TRB)

Minimum of 6
months must be
performed on
trading vessels1
with supervised
bridge watch
keeping duties

B.Sc. Polyvalent
course
(Approved by
DGS)
M.S. Notice 18 of
2008
3 Year B.Sc.
Maritime Science
(polyvalent) degree
course

DGS-IGNOU/IMU
Diploma in
Nautical science

Science/ Engg.
graduate entry
scheme

M.S. Notice 16 of
2007

M.S. Notice 21
of 2008

One year Pre-sea

deck cadet course
under
DGS-IGNOU/IMU

Six months presea training

approved by
DGS

Other Deck cadets

Ratings
(10+2 PCM)
M.S. Notice 19 of
2008

Three/six months
pre-sea deck cadet
course

3/6 months presea training as GP

ratings*
(See Note)

18 months
(12 months on deck
+ 6 months in E/R)
(includes on board
training with TAR
book)

18 months
(under Structured
Ship board training
programme &
TRB)

15 months
(under
Structured Ship
board training
programme &
TRB)

Minimum of 9
months must be
performed on
trading vessels1
which shall include
six months of
supervised bridge
watch keeping
duties.

Minimum of 9
months must be
performed on
trading vessels1
which shall include
six months of
supervised bridge
watch keeping
duties

Minimum of 7.5
months must be
performed on
trading vessels1
which shall
include six
months of
supervised
bridge watch
keeping duties

36 months
or
24 months
(Includes on board
training under DLP
or Structured Ship
board training
programme & TRB)
Minimum of 18
months (12 months
with DLP) must be
performed on
trading vessels1
which shall include
six months of
supervised bridge
watch keeping
duties

36 months
or
24 months (under
Structured ship
board training
programme &
TRB)
Minimum of 18
months (12
months with
SSTP) must be
performed on
trading vessels1
which shall
include six
months of
supervised bridge
watch keeping
duties

* Note: Ratings who have joined the sea service with out pre-sea training course for GP ratings, has to complete the NWKO (NCV) course and examination prior
second mate (FG) examination.
1
Note: Term Trading vessels in this table includes foreign going trading ships and coastal trading ships of 500 GT and above when engaged on voyages
500 miles or more only.

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Annexure to N.T. Branch/Exam circular No.1 of 2011

Calculation of Qualifying Sea-going service for Second Mate (FG) certification if the service includes Non-trading ships:
Ship Type

Size

Rate of calculation for

sea time assessment

For Illustration:
Actual Sea service
performed

Qualifying Sea going

Service

Foreign going trading

ships

500 GT or more

Full Rate
(META Manual Section MII/11)

12 months

12 months

Trading Ships engaged on

near coastal voyages of
500 miles or more

500 GT or more

Full Rate
(META Manual Section MII/11)

12 months

12 months

Trading Ships engaged on

near coastal voyages of
less than 500 miles

500 GT or more

2/3 rd Rate
(META Manual Section MII/11)

9 months

9 x 2/3 = 6 months

Non-Trading vessels like

OSVs, Cable laying ships,
AHTS, Dredgers, Diving
Vessels, Survey vessels,
SPS ships etc, operating in
foreign waters/ Indian
coastal waters
Non-Trading vessels like
OSVs, Cable laying ships,
AHTS, Dredgers, Diving
Vessels, Survey vessels,
SPS ships etc, operating in
foreign waters/ Indian
coastal waters

500 GT or more

a) Maximum of 1/3rd of total

sea service required at full
rate

9 months (IGNOU/IMU
cadet)

1/3 rd of 18 = 6 months will be

counted full

Non-Trading vessels like

OSVs, Cable laying ships,
AHTS, Dredgers, Diving
Vessels, Survey vessels,
SPS ships etc, operating in
foreign waters/ Indian
coastal waters

500 GT or more

b) Maximum of 1/6th of total

sea service required at 2/3rd
rate
a) Maximum of 1/3rd of total
sea service required at full
rate

1/6th of 18 = 3 months will be

counted at 2/3rd i.e. = 2 months.
12 months
(DLP cadet or GP ratings
with SSTP)

1/6th of 24 = 4 months will be

counted at 2/3rd i.e = 2.7
months

b) Maximum of 1/6th of total

sea service required at 2/3rd
rate
500 GT or more

rd

a) Maximum of 1/3 of total

sea service required at full
rate
b) Maximum of 1/6th of total
sea service required at 2/3rd
rate

Total= 8 months
1/3rd of 24 = 8 months will be
counted full

6 months
(Three/four year B.Sc.
NS or B.E. Marine
cadets)

Total = 10.7 months

1/3rd of 12 = 4 months will be
counted full
1/6th of 12 = 2 months will be
counted at 2/3rd rate i.e = 1.3
months
Total= 5.3 months