Merchant Navy after 10th

Yes. After Class 10 you can join the Merchant Navy as a rating through the six-month GP Rating course: you need a Class 10 pass with English, Mathematics and Science and at least 40% overall, and must be 17½ to 28 years old when the course starts. Officer courses need Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics, or a degree. A rating can later qualify as an officer through sea service and the competency exams.

Open with: Class 10

Deck rating (GP Rating)

• Deck rating (R-NW) via the pre-sea GP rating course · age limit 28
  Requires: 10th with English, Mathematics and Science, at least 40% aggregate.
  Fees: ₹2.2 lakh – ₹4.86 lakh — GP Rating (General Purpose Rating) course fees

Engine rating (GP Rating)

• Engine rating (REW) via the pre-sea rating course · age limit 28
  Requires: 10th with English, Mathematics and Science, at least 40% aggregate.
  Fees: ₹2.2 lakh – ₹4.86 lakh — GP Rating (General Purpose Rating) course fees

Possible, with a further condition

• Electro-Technical Rating (ETR)
  Eligibility depends on details we cannot verify here: One of three streams: sea service with training; approved pre-sea or special training plus a short sea period; or technical qualifications meeting Table A-III/7.
• Becoming a seafarer: the Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC) — rules from 1 August 2026
  Class 10 is only the base: the CDC also needs one of the DGS Order 12 of 2026 categories (approved pre-sea training, an Agniveer discharge certificate, a hospitality qualification with OCCP, a cook CoC, or another CoC).
• Hotel and service staff on passenger (cruise) ships
  Eligibility depends on details we cannot verify here: Via a DG-approved cruise recruitment company (CDC restricted to cruise and passenger ships).

Routes and requirements from the DGMA (formerly DG Shipping) training rules, as used by the Marine One Route Finder. Every route also needs a pre-sea medical by a DGMA-approved examiner.