Eligibility
Merchant Navy eligibility
To join the Merchant Navy in India you need the right education for the course (Class 10 for ratings; Class 12 PCM, a B.Sc. with Physics or an engineering qualification for officers), to be within the course's age limit (25, 28 or 35), and to pass the pre-sea medical, including colour vision, with a DGMA-approved medical examiner.
Eligibility, one rule at a time
Age limit → 25, 28 or 35 depending on the course. Colour blindness and eyesight → Rules out deck and engine watchkeeping. Height and medical fitness → No fixed height in the DGMA rules. Girls and women → Every route is open; some fee concessions. Education: after 10th, 12th, graduation → Check all of it at once → The Route Finder.