As an Engineering Graduate (non-mechanical branch), you
have two ways to join the Merchant Navy. Either you can join
the Deck / Navigation Department or you can join the Engine
department. It is expected that having studied a four year
Engineering course, an Engineer will usually opt for the Engine
department of a Merchant Ship.
If you want to join the Deck / Navigation department of a
Merchant Ship and rise to the rank of a Captain, the procedure
for you wll be same as that of a student who has passed Class
XII PCM and join as a Deck Cadet after doing the Pre-Sea
course.
If you do not hold a degree in Mechanical Engineering, but hold
a degree in some other stream for e.g. Electrical, Electronics,
Automobile, Production, etc., you may still join the Merchant
Navy in the egine department and rise to the ranks of a Chief
Engineer. The Chief Engineer is the highest rank in the engine
department of a Merchant Ship. The procedure for the same
has been outlined below but the main difference is that the
student has to arrange for his own placement on board
Merchant Ship. If you have any of your relations working at
senior ranks in the Merchant Navy, it may be of help, otherwise
it is not very easy for students from other engineering
streams to get placement as an Engine Cadet / Trainee Marine
Engineer on board Merchant Ships. You will need sea service
time as an Engine Cadet / Trainee Marine Engineer to be able
to give your Engineer Officer of the Watch (EOOW) Certificate
of Competency (COC) examination in the UK at Warsash
Maritime Academy, Southampton, UK. After clearing this exam,
you will be able to sail in the rank of an independent watch-
keeping engineer officer on board Merchant Ships in the
engine department.
The following is the procedure for GRADUATE ENGINEERS (4
YEARS DEGREE) to join Merchant Navy. This is also the
shortest route available for Grauduate Engineers to give their
Certificate of Competency (COC) examinations and become a
Marine Engineer Officer on Merchant Ships.
AGE PROFILE & EXPECTED SALARIES
have two ways to join the Merchant Navy. Either you can join
the Deck / Navigation Department or you can join the Engine
department. It is expected that having studied a four year
Engineering course, an Engineer will usually opt for the Engine
department of a Merchant Ship.
If you want to join the Deck / Navigation department of a
Merchant Ship and rise to the rank of a Captain, the procedure
for you wll be same as that of a student who has passed Class
XII PCM and join as a Deck Cadet after doing the Pre-Sea
course.
If you do not hold a degree in Mechanical Engineering, but hold
a degree in some other stream for e.g. Electrical, Electronics,
Automobile, Production, etc., you may still join the Merchant
Navy in the egine department and rise to the ranks of a Chief
Engineer. The Chief Engineer is the highest rank in the engine
department of a Merchant Ship. The procedure for the same
has been outlined below but the main difference is that the
student has to arrange for his own placement on board
Merchant Ship. If you have any of your relations working at
senior ranks in the Merchant Navy, it may be of help, otherwise
it is not very easy for students from other engineering
streams to get placement as an Engine Cadet / Trainee Marine
Engineer on board Merchant Ships. You will need sea service
time as an Engine Cadet / Trainee Marine Engineer to be able
to give your Engineer Officer of the Watch (EOOW) Certificate
of Competency (COC) examination in the UK at Warsash
Maritime Academy, Southampton, UK. After clearing this exam,
you will be able to sail in the rank of an independent watch-
keeping engineer officer on board Merchant Ships in the
engine department.
The following is the procedure for GRADUATE ENGINEERS (4
YEARS DEGREE) to join Merchant Navy. This is also the
shortest route available for Grauduate Engineers to give their
Certificate of Competency (COC) examinations and become a
Marine Engineer Officer on Merchant Ships.
- Apply for a Letter of Comparability (LOC) from
NARIC,UK:
As a graduate engineer you will need to send your
documents to NARIC (National Recognition Information
Centre for the United Kingdom) for getting a LOC from
them. The cost incurred would be approximately 40 GBP
+ courier charges. The time duration to receive a LOC
would be 1 month approximately. The documents you will
need to send to NRIC are photocopies of your Degree
certificate and individual semester mark-sheets. For
filling up the online application form and making payment
of 40 GBP, pease visit the NARIC website:
www.naric.org.uk
- Apply for a Letter of Initial Assessment (LIA) from
theMCA:
After you have received a Letter of Comparability (LOC)
from NARIC, you will need to apply to the Maritime and
Coastguard Agency (MCA), UK to get a LIA. The
process will take about 30 days (including time for
postage) and the costs incurred will be 57 GBP (approx.
4,900 INR) plus postal charges. We shall assist you with
this process. Once you have received your LOC, please
get in touch with us and we will email the LIA application
form to you.
- Apply for your MNTB Training Record Book (TRB)
from Warsash Maritime Academy, UK:
You will now have to apply to Warsash Maritime Academy
to send to you the MNTB Training Record Book. The
TRB has tasks which are to be completed on board ship
during your sea service as an Engine Cadet. This record
book will be later assessed when you return to Warsash
Maritime Academy for your workshop training, written
and oral examinations. You will have to pay Warsash
Maritime Academy a fee of 595 GBP to receive the MNTB
Record Book. On receiving your payment of 595 GBP
and the Engine Course Booking Form, it will take about 4
weeks for you to receive the TRB.
- Join ship to complete your required sea time for
EOOW exams:
After receiving your MNTB Training Record Book, you will
have to join ship and complete the requisite sea service
as mentioned in the LIA given by the Maritime and
Coastguard Agency (MCA). The sea time mentioned in
the LIA would be in the range of 9 - 12 months likely.
Please note that it is a student's responsibility to arrange
for his own placement on board merchant ship to
complete the sea service required to give his EOOW
exams in the UK.
- Enroll at Warsash Maritime Academy, Southampton,
UK:
After finishing your sea service as per the guidelines laid
down by the MCA in your Letter of Initial Assessment, the
candidate will now enroll for a course at Warsash
Maritime Academy, Southampton. The college will send
you an admission letter which you will require for applying
for a UK visa. We will assist the students regarding the
visa procedure, accommodation in Southampton, flight
ticketing, foreign exchange, etc.
- Join Warsash Maritime Academy (WMA),
Southampton:
You will undergo 15 weeks of workshop training at WMA.
This will be followed by written examinations and MCA
orals, successful completion of which will lead to your
receiving the Engineer Officer of the Watch (EOOW),
Certificate of Competency (COC). The total duration of
stay in the UK will be approximately 6 months (subject to
your clearing your written and oral exams in the first try)
and your total expenses (i.e. tuition fees + living
expenses + flight fare + visas) including would be about
6.5 Lakhs. With the EOOW, COC you can sail upto the
rank of a 3rd Engineer on board Merchant Ships.
- Senior Certifications - Class II and Class I:
After completion of your EOOW exams at Warsash
Maritime Academy, Southampton, UK, you will join ship
again as an Engineer Officer. Thereafter, you will
completed further sea service (18 months) and return to
WMA for your senior certificate examinations i.e. the
Class II. Another 18 months of sea service after Class II
would make you eligible for the Class I certification
subject to following the MCA rules & regulations. After
having gained a Class 1 COC, you would be eligible to
sail in the rank of a Chief Engineer on Merchant Ships.
AGE PROFILE & EXPECTED SALARIES
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