Date: 2021-01-08Category: DGS OrderState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
DGS Order 02 of 2021 - Addendum-III to DGS Order No. 28 dated 01.10.2020 - completion of part - held courses suspended vide DGS Order No. 2 of 2020 dated 16.03.2020 - reg.
DGS Order 02 of 2021, dated 08.01.2021, is Addendum – III to DGS Order No. 28 dated 01/10/2020 regarding completion of part-held courses, which were suspended under DGS Order No. 2 of 2020 dated 16/03/2020. All approved STCW Courses up to a duration of 2 weeks, which remained part-held due to the closure of MTIs (vide DGS Order No. 2 of 2020 dated 16.03.2020 for the safety of seafarers from COVID-19), have to be completed entirely by MTI using the methodology of Three/Two/One Tier (as per Annexure of DGS Order No. 40 of 2020 dated 17.12.2020). MTIs need to upload fresh batch details of candidates who wish to redo the complete course. Courses of more than 2 weeks duration can resume from where they were suspended. The order is addressed to all MTIs. Contact the Directorate General of Shipping at 9th Floor, BETA Building, I-Think Techno Campus, Kanjur Village Road, Kanjurmarg (E), Mumbai-400042. Tel No.: +91-22-2575 2040/1/2/3, Fax: +91-22-2575 2029/35, Email: dgship-dgs@nic.in, Website: www.dgshipping.gov.in.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Shipping (DGS): The primary regulator and issuer of the order concerning maritime training.
DGS Order No. 2 of 2020: The original order dated 16/03/2020 that suspended part-held courses, central to the addendum.
Maritime Training Institutes (MTIs): The entities directly impacted by the order as they conduct the training courses.
DGS Order No. 28: DGS Order No. 28 dated 01/10/2020, to which the current document is an addendum.
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DGS Order 02 of 2021
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1. Whereas para 7.1 of DGS Order No. 2 of 2020 dated 16.03.2020 stated that
all the basic courses, modular courses including simulator courses and competency
/preparatory courses stand suspended from 16.03.2020 till further orders.
2. Whereas after issuance of DGS Orders for opening of MTIs queries have
been received from MTIs on completion of part-held courses'
3. The matter has been considered and decided that all approved STCW
courses up to duration of 2-weeks which remained part-held due to closure of
MTIs vide DGS Order No.2 of 2020 dated 16.03.2020 forthe safety of seafarers
from COVID-19 have to be completed in entirety by MTI using the methodology
of Three/Two/One Tier as available and as per attached Annexure of DGS Order
No. 40 of 2020 dated 17.12.2020. The MTIs need to upload batch details afresh of
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all such candidates who are interested to re-do the complete course. Courses
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