Diploma Marine Engineering

OverviewCareer Path

Diploma in Marine Engineering

The two year Presea training course for Diploma Holders (DME) is a course leading to Class IV Marine Engineer Officer Certificate of competency, awarded by the ministry of shipping Government of India, after six months of sea service, enabling the cadets to become Marine Engineers on board Merchant Naval ships anywhere in the world. This course is strictly residential.

Qualification

(a) Passed Diploma in Mechanical / Naval Architecture / Electrical / Electrical and Electronics Engineering with minimum 5oolo in final year.

(b) The candidates must have secured minimum 50% marks in English in 10th or 12th standard exams or Diploma exam.

OR

(a) Passed Diploma in Ship building Engineering with minimum 50% in final year.

(b) The candidates must have secured minimum 50% marks in English in ’10th or 12th standard exams or Diploma exam. 

A relaxation of 5% marks in English shall be granted to the candidates who are native of the Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands and belong to Scheduled Tribes and who and both of whose parents were born in those islands and belong to the Scheduled Tribes of those islands.

The maximum age limit for candidates belonging to “Scheduled Caste” (SC) / “scheduled Tribe” (ST) Category shall be relaxed by 5years.

The maximum age limit for candidates belonging to Non-creamy layer of “other Backward Classes‘ (OBC) Category shall be relaxed by 3years

Career Path

  • 2 year training
  • Appear for MEO CL-IV PART ‘A’ examination
  • Six months duly documented sea service as assistant marine engineer officer in charge of an engineering watch
  • Completion of advanced safety training courses AFF, PSCRB, MFA and three months preparatory course (optional) to obtain marine engineering officer CLASS IV certificate of competency – appear for MEO CL-IV PART ‘B’ MMD examination – obtain MEO CL-IV certifcate of competency
  • 12 months approved sea service as MEO CL-IV engineering officer in charge of an engineering watch
  • 4 months training course – appear MMD examination MEO CL-II PART B – obtain CLASS II marine engineering officer certificate of competency ( DME to appear for PART A)
  • 18 months approved sea service as MEO CL – II officer in charge of an engineering watch
  • 2 months engineering management training course – obtain CLASS I marine engineering officer certificate of competency
  • Promoted to chief engineering officer

  • Duration of the Course is 1 year

  • Exempted from appearing in MEO CLASS IV PART A examination

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  • 2 months engineering management training course – obtain CLASS I marine engineering officer certificate of competency

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