Electro-Technical Officer via the pre-sea ETO course
Official reference: TEAP Part A III/14 · Table III/1-3 (ETO) · Part B III/9
A 10+2 PCM candidate holding an electrical, electronics or related diploma or degree takes the approved pre-sea ETO course, completes on-board training as part of an approved programme recorded in a training record book, and is certified as Electro-Technical Officer.
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.
Academic: 10+2 with PCM and English
TEAP manual, Part A ↗Class 12 with Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics and English.
Academic: electrical / electronics diploma or degree
TEAP manual, Part A ↗At least 50% in an electrical, electronics or electrical & electronics diploma or degree (lateral entry included).
Maximum age
TEAP manual, Part A ↗The upper age limit is 35 years.
Table III/1-3 (ETO) 'Maximum Age limit' column; cell text interleaved in the source's text layer
Certification: age
M.S. (STCW) Rules 2014, Rule 48 ↗At least 18 years old on the last date of application.
Pre-sea medical examination by a DGS-approved medical examiner
Medical Examination Rules 2000, Rule 6 ↗A medical examination by a DGS-approved medical examiner, done after selection for pre-sea training.
MS (Medical Examination) Rules 2000 are the operative rules. TEAP I/9 names 'Medical Examination Rules 2013', which DGMA does not publish; the MS (Medical) Rules 2026 (r.22 same arrangement) are PROPOSED — gazette number G.S.R. XX — and replace the 2000 Rules only on publication
Step by step
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Pre-sea ETO course (intake requirements in Part B III/9)
The intake requirements for the four-month pre-sea ETO course.
TEAP manual, Part B ↗ - 2
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Combined workshop skills training and sea service in a training record book
At least 12 months of combined workshop-skills training and approved sea service.
TEAP manual, Part A ↗
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Rules made under the repealed Merchant Shipping Act 1958 continue in force under section 324(2)(a) of the Merchant Shipping Act 2025.
MS Act 2025 s.324(2)(a): rules made under the repealed MS Act 1958 continue in force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 48 issues the Electro-Technical Officer certificate in Form 27.
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.