Indian Navy electrical officer or artificer (B.Tech Electrical, or Diploma in Radio/Power) to ETO
Electrical officers with a B.Tech in Electrical or Electronic Engineering and the Electrical Specialisation course take a bridge course for the gaps; electrical artificers with a Diploma in Radio or Power take the ETO course with the high voltage segment; both then pass the DGMA written and oral examination for the ETO certificate.
Official reference: DGS Order 17/2022 Part A, Table 10
Where this route can take you
Who can apply
Each requirement is summarised from the official publication linked beside it.
Indian Navy B.Tech Electrical/Electronic, or Diploma in Radio/Power
DGS Order 17 of 2022 ↗Indian Navy officers with a B.Tech in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or artificers with a Diploma in Radio or Power.
Sea service
DGMA publication ↗INDoS number and CDC first
DGS Order 17 of 2022 ↗The Navy first applies for your INDoS number and CDC.
Step by step
- 1
Bridge Course 7 (B.Tech with Electrical Specialisation)
Bridge Course 7, for the gaps against the ETO certificate, plus the high voltage safety and switchgear course.
DGS Order 17 of 2022 ↗ - 2
…or Bridge Course 8: ETO course with the high voltage segment (Diploma in Radio/Power)
The ETO course with the high voltage segment (or without it, plus the separate high voltage safety and switchgear course).
DGS Order 17 of 2022 ↗ - 3
Written and oral examination by DGMA
Apply for the written and oral examination, pass it, and apply for the certificate.
DGS Order 17 of 2022 ↗
The rules behind this route
This page summarises the published rules of DGMA (the Directorate General of Maritime Administration, formerly DG Shipping) in plain language. Each requirement links to the official publication for the exact wording. Rules made under the old Merchant Shipping Act 1958 still apply under the Merchant Shipping Act 2025.