Career in Merchant Navy for Adventurous Sea lovers
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The golden opportunity to travel around the world, the call of the sea and the strong desire to ride on the waves have always motivated and inspired students to pursue a lucrative and exciting commercial sea career in Merchant Navy.
What is Merchant Navy?
Merchant Navy offers commercial services, unlike the Navy that offers defence services. It is the backbone of international trade, carrying cargo and delivering goods from one country to another with adventurous sea travelling.
Without Merchant Navy, the import and export business would seriously be affected impacting the nation’s economics as almost 95% of world trade goods are transported by sea.
The trade routes taken by Merchant Navy officers take them through different continents and across every ocean on the globe.
Merchant navy fleet consists of cargo ships, container ships, a barge carrying ships, tankers, bulk carriers, refrigerators ships, passenger ships, and roll off/roll on ships.
Responsibilities of Merchant Navy Officer
A merchant navy officer works either in the deck or the engineering department. The specific responsibilities depend on the exact rank. Some responsibilities can include:
- Monitor and maintain safety and security at the ship.
- Regularly check the weather and navigation reports.
- Supervise the ship’s operation and take appropriate actions if required.
- Coordination of safe and proper loading and unloading of goods without causing any damage and storing them properly.
- Maintain legal and operational records of all the activities taking place onsite or offsite of the ship.
- Navigation of the vessels using a wide range of satellites and radar systems.
Education and Eligibility
- Completion of 10+2 in science stream with physics, chemistry and mathematics as requisites with 60% aggregate.
- Pursue bachelor in marine engineering by qualifying popular entrance exams like IMU CET, JEE Advanced, MERI Entrance Exam, TMI SAT.
- There are two diploma courses. Diploma Course of 1 year after completion of 10+2. The other diploma is of 2 years which requires candidates to complete diploma courses in Electronics or Marine or Mechanical or Shipbuilding or Electrical Engineering with minimum 50% marks.
- Completion of class 10th with a minimum of 40% aggregate and aspirants can pursue 6 months merchant navy courses.
- For admission into post-graduate courses like MBA requires aspirants to possess a bachelor degree from any recognized university. And for GME, aspirants should have a Bachelor of Engineering (BE) in Naval Architecture or Mechanical Engineering.
Skills required
The following are some of the skills an aspirant should possess to succeed in the Merchant Navy.
- Adventurous and always having a desire to travel.
- Adapting to sea life and be prepared for any emergency.
- Mental strength and courage enough to stay away from family for longer periods of time.
- Excellent communication and teamwork skills.
- Leadership skills and self-control ability.
- Be physically and mentally fit.
- Unending love for the sea.
- Willingness to take short-term courses when required.
Top Colleges to become a Merchant Navy Professional
The following are some of the top colleges that offer degree courses for Merchant Navy aspirants.
- Tolani Maritime Institute.
- Samundra Institutes of Maritime Studies.
- Vels Academy of Maritime Studies in Chennai.
- Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education and Training (MANET) in Pune.
- Institute of Technology & Marine Engineering (ITME) in Kolkata.
Job Profiles of Merchant Navy
The prominent domains and job profiles in Merchant Navy are:
- Deck Officers or Navigation Officers: There are four levels of Deck officers depending on the officer’s experience.
- Master or Captain.
- Chief Officer.
- Second Officer.
- Third Officer
- Electro-Technical Officer (ETO).
- Catering and Hospitality Crew: This crew is offered as a part of domestic services on a ship.
- General Steward.
- 2nd cook trainee.
- Chief Cook.
Top recruiters of Merchant Navy graduates
- The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd
- Essar Shipping Ltd
- The Great Eastern Shipping Companies
- Bharati Shipyard
- ABG Shipyard
- Mercator Ltd
- Gujarat Pipavav
- Varun Shipping
Salary and Career Prospects
In Merchant Navy, officers at various levels and ranks earn monthly salaries of INR 12,000 to 8 lakhs per month. This pay structure is based on factors like seniority level, import and export needs, companies and cities etc.
The following is a list of salaries of various officers on a ship.
- A junior engineer earns an average of INR 30,000 monthly.
- A Chief Engineer earns an average of INR 1.5 Lakhs monthly when at sea.
- A Third Officer salary is INR 50,000 per month on average.
- A Captain’s salary is INR 2 Lakhs per month on average.
There are enormous opportunities for employment in the Merchant Navy. In India, Merchant Navy officers can find jobs in government and private shipping companies.
– Samiya Firdous
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