SEAMAN HELP DESK ( Merchant Navy Guidance for newly candidate)

  To join the Merchant Navy in India, you can follow these general steps: 1. Eligibility Criteria:    - You should be at least 10th or 12th pass, depending on the course you want to pursue.    - You must be physically fit and meet the medical standards set by the Directorate General of Shipping (DGS). 2. Choose a Course:    - Select a suitable course based on your educational background and career goals. Common courses include:      - Pre-Sea Training for Deck Cadets (DNS) for 12th pass candidates.      - B.Sc. Nautical Science for 12th pass candidates.      - Marine Engineering for engineering graduates.      - Graduate Mechanical Engineer Course for engineering graduates. 3. Entrance Examinations:    - Some courses may require you to clear entrance exams conducted by various maritime institutes and universities. 4. Admission to Maritime Institute:    - Apply to a recogniz...

SHIP BRIDGE EQUIPMENT, BRIDGE EQUIPMENT 1. Steering wheel  2. Gyro repeater  3. Magnetic compass  4. Telegraph  5. Radar  6. ARPA  7. SART  8. VHF  9. Clear View Screen  10. Anemometer  11. Tachometer  12. Rudder Angle Indicator  13. EPIRB  14. Alarm panel  15. GPS  16. Aneroid Barometer  17. Inclinometer  18. Navtex  19. Fire detector  20. General alarm  21. Echo sounder  22. Course recorder  23. Public address System  24. ECDIS  25. VDR 26. Bridge navigational watch alarm system 27. Binoculars  28. Ship Security Alert System  29. Portable two way VHF GMDSS 30. INMARSAT C 31. MF / HF RADIO  32. CHRONOMETER  1.TELEGRAPH :-   is used for communication of engine movements between bridge and engine room. Most modern ships have telegraph which are electronically operated they continue to bring after an order has been made until the receipt of ...

  Japanese submarine collides with Bulk Carrier while  in Pacific. Three crew members on the submarine slightly injured but no major damage reported. A Japanese submarine collided with a commercial ship as it attempted to surface off the country's Pacific coast on Monday, government officials said. The ship may have been the Ocean Artemis, a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier, according to people with knowledge of the incident Three crew members from the Maritime Self-Defense Force submarine Soryu suffered minor injuries, and pictures from the Japanese Coast Guard showed it sustained damage to its fairwater planes, the winglike structures on its conning tower. The accident occurred off the main island of Shikoku in southern Japan. The Soryu, commissioned in 2009, is the first in its class of Japanese diesel electric-powered submarines. It displaces about 3,000 tons and has a crew of around 65. The Defense Ministry said communications equipment on the sub was also damaged, although...