SEAMAN HELP DESK ( Merchant Navy Guidance for newly candidate)

  A MUST READ FOR THE PRESENT MERCHANT NAVY SEAFARER’S COMMUNITY !! How Indian Management Companies in Shipping Industry are eating into the pockets of Indian seafarers and Ship owners. Have you ever wondered that as an Indian seafarer, why your salary is on a decline since 2006 as officers/ratings. This same period coincides with the massive growth of Management companies in shipping and particularly those with a training establishment. We will briefly explore ' What, why, when, where, who and how ' aspect of this question. 1.WHAT : Salary of Indian seafarers ( both officers/ratings) has not seen any hike since last 15 years. On the contrary, it has been reduced many times, particularly ratings and junior officers. For eg. Starting wages for 3rd off/4th engr were 3800- 4000 USD back in 2008. This has been reduced to 2400-2800 USD in 2021 or in some cases, even less. Same period has seen an inflation rate of 7 % in the country, which means even if you were getting the same sala...

What is merchant navy, how many department on  ship Rank and thier work (OPEN CDC HOLDER) First of all we will know about definition of merchant navy this important topic for new comers like open CDC candidate and gp rating person.  What is merchant navy ? Merchant navy deal with transporting cargo and occasionally passengers by sea its has different fleet composed of PASSENGERS VESSEL cargo liner, tankers, bulk carrier,  car carrier,  container,  dredger,  SUPPLY VESSEL,  tug boat, cruise line, as well as the other spectal type of vessels.  The merchant navy career option mainly includes the following category  1. Deck department officer(navigation officer) 2. Engine department officer(marine engineer) 3. Crew members (to assist the officers like gp rating crew or open CDC CANDIDATES) 4.Specialzied officer (ETO Electrical officer,  radio officer, etc.) 👉 Shipping companies offer these positions on contract for A ...