SHIPPING, GENERAL

Part I OF BOOK AT A GLANCE
- The General
1. The Merchant Navy 30
1.1. Global Shipping 30
1.2. Merchant Navy-The Past and the Present 32
1.3. Types of Vessels 33
1.4. A Mariners Life at Sea 33
1.5. The Men behind Machines 36
1.6. Prominent Maritime Institutions. 43
2. Making of a Master Mariner 45
2.1. Eligibility to become a Seaman 47
2.2. Entry as a Deck Officer 48
2.3. Chief mate Level 49
2.4. Master Level 50
2.5. Specialised Ships 51
2.6. Flow Charts- Cadet To Master DNS/B Sc NS 51
2.7. Flow Charts-Rating to Master NCV/FG 54
3. Indian Shipping 57
3.1. Introduction 57
3.2. The History 58
3.3. The Present 59
3.4. The Scope 60
3.5. The Trade 61
3.6. The Backbone 61
3.7. The Man Power 61
3.8. Ports 62
3.9. Ship Building Industries 64
3.10. Project Sagar Mala 66
3.11. The Future. 69
4. The Organisations 71
4.1 Aim 71
4.2 International Maritime Organisation (IMO) 72
4.3 World Health Organization (WHO) 73
4.4 ILO 74
4.5. Ministry of Shipping-India 74
4.5.1.The Shipping Wings 75
4.5.2.National Shipping Board 75
4.5.3.The Director General of Shipping-India 76
4.5.3.1. Various Acts and Rules 77
4.5.3.2. Shipping Notices 77
4.5.3.3. The Maritime Operations and DGS 78
4.5.3.4. Welfare measures for Seafarers 78
4.5.3.5. Verification system/Approved List 79
4.5.3.6. Seafarers Database 79
4.5.3.7. Medical 79
4.5.3.8. Placement 79
4.5.3.9. Training 80
4.5.4.Mercantile Marine Department 80
4.5.5.The Government Shipping Offices 80
4.5.6.Seamen Employment Office 81
4.5.7.Seaman welfare Society and Seafarers'
Welfare Fund 82
4.5.8.Seamen Welfare Office, Chennai 84
4.5.9.Seaman‘s Provident Fund 84
4.6. ITF Seafarers Trust 85
4.7. Seafarers Unions 86
4.8. Shipping Organisations
MASSA—INSA—FOSMA 87
4.9. Port State Control 88
4.10. Classification Society (CS) 90
5. The Regulations 91
5.1. Why a candidate should know the regulations? 91
5.2. The Four Pillars of IMO 92
5.2.1.SOLAS 92
5.2.2.MARPOL 92
5.2.3.MLC 2006 92
5.2.4.STCW Code 93
5.3. International Health Regulations (1969) 93
5.4. MS(STCW) Rules and Meta Manuals 93
5.5. Merchant Shipping Act 1958 97
5.5.1.Introduction 97
5.5.2.The Merchant Shipping Act 1958 and its
Important contents 97
5.5.3.Certificate of Officers 98
5.5.4.Seaman and Apprenticeship 98
5.5.5.MSA 1958 Manual 995.6. Merchant Shipping Rules 99
5.7. DG Orders, DG Circular, and MS Notices 100
5.8. M Notices 101
6. The Million Dollar Ships 102
6.1. Introduction 102
6.2. Type of Ships and Operators 103
6.2.1.Bulk Carriers 105
6.2.2.Container Ships 107
6.2.3.Tankers 110
6.2.4.Passenger Ships 114
6.2.5.Research Vessels 116
6.2.6.Off Shore Industry 117
6.2.7.Fishing Vessels 119
6.2.8.Near Coastal Voyages 119
6.2.9.Specialty Ships 120
6.2.10. Dredgers 121
6.2.11. Ro-Ro Vessels 121
6.2.12. Others. 122
7. Careers in the Shipping 123
7.1. Rank Structure- Officers 123
7.2. Rank Structure—Ratings 124
7.3. Shipping Career and Courses at a Glance 125
7.3.1.Officers Entry 125
7.3.2.Lateral Opportunities 126
7.3.3.Rating Career and Course
at a glance 128
7.4. Opportunity for Girls 129
7.5. Duties of Officers at a Glance 132
7.5.1.Master and Deck Department 132
7.5.2.Engine Department 133
7.6. Duties at a Glance - Rating/Catering Department 133
7.7. Where you can find one‘s responsibilities onboard? 134
8. The future of Indian Seafarers and Challenges ahead 135
8.1. The gap between Theory and Practical 136
8.2. The source of Cheap Manpower 137
8.3. New trends in Manpower Promotion 138
8.4. Man power promotion amid Job Crisis 140
8.5. Are we caring our seafarers? 140
8.6. Finding new markets 141
8.7. Shortage of Officers 142
8.8. Shipping Job crisis in Medias 143
8.8.1.The Hindu 143
8.8.2.Indian Express 144
8.9. Challenges – Onboard Training 144
8.10. Major Changes and Indian
Shipping Industry 145
8.11. The Decision Making Process 147

     A CAREER GUIDE TO SHIP CAPTAIN                           

This book comprises of five parts:

                                                                                    

Part I    consist of  8 Chapters and deal     with ‘Shipping in General’ which give general information on Shipping Industry, Various Shipping Careers, Type of Ships, etc.

Part II   (4 Chapters) gives Guidance on Sponsorship, Travel, Documents etc. 

Part III (17 Chapters)   designed to give depth of knowledge on IMU, IMU CET, BITS SAT, and Other Maritime Institutions and Courses, Ship Training etc.

Part IV (6 Chapters) will give you information on Nautical Career as well as life beyond shipping.

Part V   is incorporated to give useful information like Maritime Abbreviations, Glossary of terms, Addresses and Web links.

 Why Shipping Field is unknown to common people?

Shipping Field pays high wages for experienced Seafarers. For a long-time, this industry was an exclusive corridor for a few mariners’ families that is why this industry became unknown to others.

What is the important of this book when there are many books available in the market?

This book discuss in details on merits and demerits of various courses and careers. Includes Time, Expense and Income Analysis, includes photos, Flow Charts and tables to explain.

The Success always follows determination, attitude, and hard work. This Author believes that the correct guidance is the most important element in success and wishes that this book will give the adequate information.

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