How to Join Merchant Navy-Merchant Navy Salary

 How to Join Merchant Navy in India- It is the specialized industry wholly dedicated to commercial activities such as cargo (freight) transportation or passenger transportation.It is the backbone of all types of International Trade. Because almost 90% of the world trade are done by sea route through Merchant Ship. In this article we will discuss about How to Join Merchant Navy and after reading this article you will get a clear view of joining Merchant Navy as an Officer

How to Join Merchant Navy


How to join Merchant Navy

There are three types of department in Merchant Navy

 Deck Department

 Engine Department

 Galley

But, as an officer you need only Deck dept. or Engine Dept. Galley Dept. is for crew 

Courses

For Deck side there are two course, choose one
  • DNS- Diploma in Nautical Science
  • B.Sc  Nautical Science
For Engine side there are two course, choose one
  • B.Tech in Marine Engineering
  • B.E in Marine Engineering

 DNS- Diploma in Nautical Science

DNS is the12 month residental course consist of 2 semester and followed by 18 months seatime  onboard training as an Deck cadet and also get a stipened of 450-600 dollar per month( varies from company to company) Then you are eligible for 2nd Mate. In this course you have to take sponsership from companies without sponsership you can't get into DNS. 

For getting into DNS

  • Apply to the  various company which give sponsership to fellow candidate like:-

  1. Tolani Maritime Institute(TMI)- Various grade  campany visit to this institute for sponsership and they have there own Company
  2. Anglo Eastern Maritime Insititute(AEMA)- They have their own Company name anglo Eastern.
  3. Great Eastern Institute(GEIMS)-They have there own campany name Great Eastern
  4. Training Ship Rahman( TSR)- Various company visit  to this institute for sponsership
  5. International Maritime Institute(IMI)- Various Company visit to this institute for sponsership
  6. Shipping Cooperation Of India(SCI- Govt)- It has there own institute and own ships
  7. Seven Island Shipping( IND)- They have their own shipping company
  8. Indian Maritime University- If you have sponsership and company refer you to imu then only
                                             And many more

  • Clear Written Exam (Some company conduct )
  • Phsycometric Exam (Conduct on the same day of written exam)
  • Interview  Clear it.( Company prefered fresher)
  • Medical 
  • IMU- CET(Compulsary and getting a good rank is necessary to get sponsership. Early  imu-cet conducted twice in a year. From 2022 conduct once in a year on Jun-July.  
  • IF you clear all the exam mention above then company will send a offer letter to you.

Eligibility For DNS

  • 12th passed with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics with aggregate 60% in PCM (Prefer 70%) from a recognized board
  • 50% in English in 10th or 12th (Prefer 55%)
  • Eye Sight 6/6 ( If not you can do lasik Surgery before Medical)
  • Medically Fit
  • BMI Max. 25 allowed
  • Both Male and Female 
  • Unmarried
  • Age should be minimum 17 and Max. 25 (Prefer 17-21)

 B.Sc  Nautical Science

B.Sc in Nautical Science is the 3 year degree program. Consist of 6 semester and followed by 12 months seatime onboard training as an Deck Cadet. Also get a stipened of 450-600 per month(varies from company to company). Then you are eligible for 2nd Mate.You don't have to take sponsership. You will get oncampus placement.

For Getting into B.SC Nautical Science

  • Apply for the college which has B.SC Nautical Science course  like:-
  1. Amet University :- It provide sponsership to the candidate who are opting for B.SC.It has it own entrance exam Amet-SAT
  2. Tolani Maritime Academy- It has it's own entrance examination TMI-SAT
  3. Training Ship Rahman- It has it's own entrance exam
  4. Indian Maritime University- To get into this you need to just clear IMU CET and if you get good rank you will get it.
  5. T.S Chanakya : Admission through imu counselling
                                             and many more
  • Clear  Entrance Examination 
  • Clear IMU-CET with good rank

 Eligibilty for B.SC Nautical Science

  • 12th passed with  PCM with  60% aggregate in PCM from a recognized board or Graduation in Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics with 50% aggregate in final year from a recognized university.
  • English 50% in 10th or 12th
  • Eye Sight 6/6 ( If not you can do lasik Surgery before Medical)
  • Medically Fit
  • BMI  Max. 25 allowed
  • Both Male and Female 
  • Unmarried
  • Age should be minimum 17 and Max. 25 (Prefer 17-21)

B.Tech and B.E Marine Engineering

B.Tech and B.E Marine Engineering is the 4 year degree program consist of 8 semester and followed by 12 months seatime  onboard training as an Engine Cadet.  Then you are eligible for 2nd Mate. You don't get any sponsership in marine engineering but, you will get placement.

 For getting into B.Tech and B.E Marine Engineering

  • Apply for the course best college are:- 
  1. MERI Kolkata- Admission through IMU- CET counselling
  2. Tolani Maritime Institute- Admission through own entrance TMI-SAT
  3. MERI Mumbai- Admission through IMU- CET counselling
  • Clear Entrance
  • Clear IMU-CET 
  • IMU Counselling
  • You don't get sponsership but you will get oncampus placement

 Eligibilty for B.Tech and B.E Marine Engineering

  • 12th passed with PCM with 60%  aggregate in PCM from a recognized board and 
     B.Tech and B.E Marine Engineering with 50% aggregate in final year from a recognized college
  • English 50% in 10th or 12th
  • Eye Sight 6/6 ( If not you can do lasik Surgery before Medical)
  • Medically Fit
  • BMI Max. 25 allowed
  • Both Male and Female 
  • Unmarried
  • Age should be minimum 17 and Max. 25 (Prefer 17-21)

Ranks in Merchant Navy 

 Deck Department 

  • Captain- 
  • Chief Officer
  • 2nd Officer
  • 3rd Officer
  • Junior Officer(In some comapny) 
  • Deck Cadet as TNO or 4th Officer

 Engine Department

  • Chief Engineer
  • 2nd Engineer
  • 3rd Engineer
  • 4th Engineer
  • Engine Cadet as 5th engineer or TME
  • Electro-Technical Officer

Salary in Merchant Navy

For Deck Department


In LNG Carrier salary will increase I doesn't  have accurate data. So,I did not added.In LNG carrier approx 1.5L-3L will be added.But not for Deck Cadet they will get somehow 35,000-75,000 Maybe.


Rank Job Description Dry ship(Bulk/Ro
RO/Container etc)		 Tanker ship
(oil/Chemical/Gas etc)
Captain A Captain or Master is responsible for overall
 functioning of a vessel and holds the ultimate
 command over it		 8000-10000$
INR- approx
7L-9L		 9000-14000$
INR-approx
7.5L-12L
Chief
Officer		 A Chief Officer is responsible for the cargo
operation he/she is also responsible for the
 managment of deck crew, safety &
 firefighting operations.		 6500-8500$
INR-approx
6L-7.5L		 7500-9500$
INR-approx
6.30L-7.80L
3rd 
Officer		 A 2nd Officer is the ship's navigator and an
occasion the medical officer, he is also a
 bridge watchkeeper and the designated
 communication officer		 4000-4800$
INR-approx
3.30L-4L		 4000-5000$
INR-approx
3.30L-4.20L
2nd
Officer		 3rd Officer is in chargeof firefighting
 apparatus and lifesaving appliances and
 is sometimes also referred to as the ship's
 safety officer,he is also a bridge watchkeeper		 2400-3600$
INR-approx
2L-3L		 2600-4200$
INR-approx
2.20L-3.50L
Deck 
Cadet		 A Deck Cadet works directly under the Chief Officer
 and assist him on all his duties and jobs such as
cargo operation, mooring operations, ballasting/deballasting, navigation watch etc. 		 350-750$
INR-approx
30,000-65,000		 350-750$
INR-approx
30,000-65,000

 For Engine Department


In LNG Carrier salary will increase we doesn't  have accurate data. So, I did not added. In LNG carrier approx 1.5L-3L will be added. But not for Engine Cadet they will get somehow 35,000-75,000 Maybe.

In Marine Engineer they have an engineer referred as Etectro-Technical Officer(ETO) 

Rank Job Description Dry ship(Bulk/Ro
RO/Container etc)		 Tanker ship
(oil/Chemical/Gas etc)
Chief 
Engineer		 A Chief Engineer is responsibily is to
 guarantee the safe and effective
 functioning of the engine department.		 8000-10000$
INR- approx
7L-9L		 9000-14000$
INR-approx
7.5L-12L
2nd
Engineer		 A major resonsibility of a 2nd Engineer
 is to oversee the daily operation and
 maintenance of all machinery on board,
 including the ballasting system and
 firefighting equipment. 		 6500-8500$
INR-approx
6L-7.5L		 7500-9500$
INR-approx
6.30L-7.80L
3rd 
Engineer		 A 3rd Engineer serves as 2nd Engineer
 understudy, maintains the sea and port
 watch keeping, maintains the boiler
and perform the cooler water test,
 maintains the engine logbook and
 other engineering records.		 4000-4800$
INR-approx
3.30L-4L		 4000-5000$
INR-approx
3.30L-4.20L
4th
Engineer		 4th Engineer is in charge of the
 purifier, compressor, and machinery
 other than the primary engine,
 auxiliary engine and boilers. 		 2400-3600$
INR-approx
2L-3L		 2600-4200$
INR-approx
2.20L-3.50L
Engine 
Cadet		 Engine Cadet is a trainee under the
 2nd Engineer, he/she assist the
 senior engineers in their respective
 duties  and assists 2nd engineer in his night rounds		 350-750$
INR-approx
30,000-65,000		 350-750$
INR-approx
30,000-65,000

 Conclusion-

 I hope this information really help you to select which course is best for you.
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