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Joining Merchant Navy with GP Training

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Merchant ships require qualified and competent personnel to man various services and systems on Board. After completing G.P. rating course a candidate can join either as a Deck rating or Engine rating.                                                   The General Purpose (GP) Rating Course was introduced on request from the Shipping Industry, in order to ensure enhanced & multiple utility of ratings, on board vessels belonging to shipping companies, worldwide. Accordingly, the erstwhile Deck Rating and Engine Rating courses were adapted to the new guidelines and concept of "General Purpose Rating" was introduced by the Directorate. This ensured higher employ-ability of the seafarers in world market. Check GP Rating Course Eligibility, Fees & download GP rating admission form online. Aims & Objectives of the GP Training  A basic understanding of the Ship’s routine, its operations, legislation and related duties. A good foundation in the principles of Safety, Accide

Joining Merchant Navy as a Deck Officer

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  Sea of opportunity there are various types of ships but the main job of a ship is to transport goods or people from one place to another ships are responsible for transporting 96% of goods around the world and is the most important service helping the helping to keep the wheels of the global economy moving smoothly shipping is a vital link in World Trade and today it is one of the booming sectors of the industry if you join the merchant Navy you could choose to be a navigator of navigating officer also known as a deck officer  As is with choosing any stream of education, selecting a career in Merchant Navy also requires a considerable amount of time devoted towards research so that a prospective individual is able to choose a course that best suits his needs. Some might aspire to become deck officers.                                  A deck officer works in the execution offer a variety of tasks mainly navigation and when you wearing of the veseel handling of safety equipments on boa

Departments, Ranks and Duties onboard a Cargo ship

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  On board a ship there are mainly three departments, Deck department, Engine department and Galley(cooking) department. Each department has got specific jobs and duties on safety, security, maintenance and operations of the ship. Overall command is always with the Master or the ship's Captain. Captain is in-charge of the ship and it's crew.  Responsibility lies upon him of any type of operation or activity onboard. Also Ships safety, Crew safety, or Environmental safety responsibility are captain's job  responsibilities . He is the person on board who connects  the ship with the Company(Owner), Management, Cargo charter, Agents, Port authorities and others  . A ship runs 24 hours a day (day and night) in sea way. But duties of all the seafarers are not limited in the passage way only .  The duties and job-responsibilities continue in sea-passage, as well as at anchorages, at port or even in dry docking time also.  The Deck department consists of Captain, Chief officer(C/O)

CARGO SHIPS

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We all know that ships are the means of transport in sea and water. Since a long, people use boats and ships to move from one country to the other and make business.  Hence started merchant navy. But when the question asked about their categories most of the people are in doubt what will be the real answer for that. Here I shall help you to find types of ships actually present . Ships are mainly of two types  commercial ships and fighting ships. Ships which are specially designed  for fighting or defense purpose are called Naval ships.  The other type is of commercial purpose.  purpose. Commercial  ships (other way called to be  vessels  ) can be divided into two groups. First is cargo carrying vessels and second is fishing vessels. In this scope I shall describe cargo ships or Merchant Navy  ships. Merchant ships can be categorized depending upon which cargo they carry. 1)   passenger ship-     First I shall tell you about passenger ships or cruise liners. These are ships which are ma

REASONS BEHIND MY CHOICE TO BE A SEAMAN

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      The world is full of opportunities.  We all find for the best field to work in, which can provide us money, enjoyment, adventure and of-course satisfaction. Sea of opportunity there are various types of ships but the main job of a ship is to transport goods or people from one place to another ships are responsible for transporting 96% of goods around the world and is the most important service helping the helping to keep the wheels of the global economy moving smoothly shipping is a vital link in World Trade and today it is one of the booming sectors of the industry if you join the merchant Navy you could choose to be a navigator of navigating officer also known as a deck officer for an engineer engineering officer. If you are age adventurous person who likes to be outside outdoors and is not interested in a monotonous 92to 5 monotonous job then merchant Navy is the best option for you If you choose merchant navy to work in,I shall certainly say that it is a wise decision. 'C