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Indian Navy mechanical or electrical rating to merchant engine or electro-technical rating

Navy mechanical ratings receive the engine-room watch rating certificate, and later Able Seafarer Engine, on Navy-certified sea service and the basic safety course; electrical ratings receive the Electro-Technical Rating certificate the same way.

Official reference: DGS Order 17/2022 Part A, Tables 9 and 11

Where this route can take you

Rating forming part of an Engine-room Watch — certificate of proficiencyAble Seafarer Engine — certificate of proficiencyElectro-Technical Rating (ETR) — certificate of proficiency

Who can apply

Each requirement is summarised from the official publication linked beside it.

Indian Navy mechanical or electrical rating

DGS Order 17 of 2022 ↗

Mechanical and electrical ratings of the Indian Navy.

Sea service

DGMA publication ↗

Step by step

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    Basic safety course, Navy-certified or at an approved institute

    Basic and advanced safety certificates, issued on the Navy's certification of the training, or after the courses at an approved institute.

    DGS Order 17 of 2022 ↗

The rules behind this route

Where this comes from

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.

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