hi,

as per your qualification you can be hired as a head cook, however you need to apply for different companies as far as you meet the eligibility criteria. you may also apply to different cruise company, salaries are same as a 5 star hotel, after you gain 2-3 years experience by hard working , you may expect salary more than of five star hotels chief.

hello,

check the important date for the exam. Due to current crisis many exam got delayed. Check for updated details and prepare accordingly. Visit the official webpage of the organizing body.

Don't believe until it get sure that board has released the notice. Make note of important dates. Prepare meanwhile to give your utmost performance.

Hope it helps!

If you wish to enter the navigational and engineering fields of merchant navy then you have to complete a bachelor's degree in Nautical Science or Marine Engineering. Direct entry to merchant navy is also possible for students who have completed their 12th with PCM are eligible to join as Deck Cadets.

To join Merchant Navy after completing engineering you must have B.Tech in any of the following specializations:

• Marine Engineering
• Naval Architecture and Offshore Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering
• Harbour & Ocean Engineering
• Civil Engineering
• Electrical & Electronics Engineering

After completing engineering, you can work as a Cadet Engineer, Junior Engineer, Third Engineer, Second Engineer, and Chief Engineer depending upon the vacancies available.

Engineers are sent on the pre-sea training for a year before they are sent on board. Then they are placed on the ship for a training period of approximately 6 months. After their training period, they appear the competency examination and work as the fourth engineer on ships. For moving up the ladder, they are expected to complete sea time and then they write competency exams.

For further information you can check the IMU(Indian Maritime University) website

Hello Anuj,

You can join Merchant Navy after completing Mechanical Engineering. For this you have to do a GME( Graduate Marine Engineer) course for an year and then get placed in the shipping company as a Trainee Marine Engineer.

The requirements that are to be fulfilled are mentioned below. Have a look at them:

1. You should have finished minimum qualification 10th (Any Stream) or 12th with Physics, Chemistry, and Maths for joining Merchant Navy. The admission in the Merchant Navy is done through Entrance exam which includes screening test and written test.

2. Age limit 17 ½ - 27 Years.

3. Minimum height requirement is 5 Feet

4. Weight requirement as per WHO (World Health Organisation).

5. One should have normal vision. But glasses up to or minus 2.5 do not allow people to join Merchant Navy.

6. Fully medically fit, No Color Blindness, Eye Vision should be 6/6 no Glasses Allowed. Medical requirements shall be as per the existing standards of D.G Shipping INDIA.