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Career opportunity in Merchant Navy

Career In Merchant Navy

After completed  senior secondary school (class 12th) you can make your carrier in a merchant navy  under various categories.

To join as a deck officer

1. BSc nautical science (3 years)
2. Diploma in nautical science( leads to a bsc nautical science)  1 year
 

To join as a engineer

1.    BE/B tech in marine engineering (4 years)
 

To join as a rating after class X or XII

1.    Pre sea GP rating courses (6 month)
 

To join in the catering department after class X or XII

1. Maritime catering courses (6 months)
2. BSC in Marine Catering (3 years)
 
 
Earlier these courses would be Affiliated to different universities across India having different Exams and Eligibility Criteria. Now most of the courses have come under Indian Maritime University (IMU) . The important dates  and  process of  admission for these courses can be found out in official website of IMU. For more details click on http://www.imu.edu.in/
 
On Rank basis of the IMU CET you can get admission into the various campuses and its affiliated institutions.

Eligibility to join the merchant navy

 
 
AGE: minimum age 17 years and the maximum is 25 years for examination pertaining to the Merchant Navy. As per government rules the maximum age relaxation for Scheduled Castes (SC) and Scheduled Tribes (ST) is 5 years.
 
PHYSICAL FITTNESS : Physical Fitness is important for a Carrier at Sea.
 
Eye sight:  6/12 in each eye or 6/9 in better eye and 6/18 in other eye for distant unaided vision.
Note: colour blindness in any circumstances  is not permitted.
 
 
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Bhupesh Srivastava is a Marine Engineer by profession and sailing as a 3/E on FG vessels. He loves reading, writing and blogging. He loves to write about Marine Automation, MEP and Marine Auxiliary machines.

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