Engineer officer from the Indian Navy / Coast Guard (foreign-going)
Official reference: TEAP Part A III/1 paras 4.7, 4.8 · Rule 19
Naval and Coast Guard engineering personnel have two foreign-going routes: a Mechanician III (or equivalent watch-keeping competence) with a short modular course, or a full-time mechanical engineering degree from an Indian Navy establishment with documented engineering watch at sea; both then take the MEO Class IV examinations.
Where this route can take you
Who can apply
Each requirement is summarised from the official publication linked beside it — follow the link for the exact wording.
Mechanician III with watch-keeping competence
TEAP manual, Part A ↗Reached the rank of Mechanician III in the Indian Navy or the Coast Guard.
…or Indian Navy mechanical engineering degree with watch at sea
TEAP manual, Part A ↗A full-time mechanical engineering degree from an AICTE-approved Indian Navy establishment.
Step by step
- 1
Approved modular training course (Mechanician route)
A six-month approved modular training course meeting the STCW A-III/1 competence standard.
TEAP manual, Part A ↗ - 2
MEO Class IV Part A examination (Heat Engines, Applied Mechanics, Mathematics, Engineering Drawing)
The MEO Class IV Part A examination in the functions and subjects of the TEAP table.
TEAP manual, Part A ↗ - 3
Exemptions from Part A, where the stream earns them
Part A exemptions follow the sub-clauses of clause 13, Section III/9 of the TEAP manual.
TEAP manual, Part A ↗ - 4
Approved sea service documented in the Training and Assessment Record (TAR) book
Six months of approved sea service documented in the Training and Assessment Record Book.
TEAP manual, Part A ↗ - 5
MEO Class IV Part B written and oral examination (four functions)
The Part B written and oral examination across the four engineering functions.
TEAP manual, Part A ↗ - 6
Certificate of Competency: MEO Class IV (OIC EW, Form 14)
The Certificate of Competency is issued in Form 14 (MEO Class IV).
M.S. (STCW) Rules 2014, Rule 35 ↗
The rules behind this route
Rules made under the repealed Merchant Shipping Act 1958 continue in force under section 324(2)(a) of the Merchant Shipping Act 2025.
MS Act 2025 s.324(2)(a): rules made under the repealed MS Act 1958 continue in force
Rule 19 opens certification to Indian Navy, Coast Guard and Inland Vessels personnel.
This TEAP section is under revision and to be notified.
the general Navy/Coast Guard conversion section of TEAP is itself still 'to be notified'
This page is built from the official DGS Training and Examination Advisory Programme (the TEAP manual) and the current orders of DGMA (the Directorate General of Maritime Administration, called DG Shipping until June 2026). Requirements are summarised in plain language — every section links to the official publication for the exact wording. Requirements made under the old Merchant Shipping Act 1958 still apply under the new Merchant Shipping Act 2025.