**Executive Summary**
Training Circular No. 15 of 2018, issued by the Directorate General of Shipping on May 8, 2018, clarifies land and premises requirements for maritime training institutes due to an increase in new applications. The circular modifies and supersedes previous DGS Orders and Training Circulars related to land/premises criteria. This circular outlines specific requirements for pre-sea and post-sea maritime training institutes regarding land ownership, lease agreements, and facilities.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose:** Clarify land and premises requirements for maritime training institutes.
* **Superseded Documents:** Partially modifies items 2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 of Part 2 of DGS Orders 05 and 07 of 2016 and supersedes Training Circular 05 of 2014.
* **Land/Premises Requirements:**
* **Pre-Sea Courses:**
* Must have an independent campus of four hectares or more.
* Land must be owned or leased for a minimum of 10 years by the Trust or Section 8 Company.
* Lease agreement must be registered.
* Land must be developed, non-agricultural, accessible, and connected with utilities.
* **Post-Sea Courses:**
* Premises must be owned or leased by the Trust or Section 8 Company.
* Lease agreement must be registered for a minimum of 3 years with an extension option or for 5 years without the extension option.
* Premises must be registered as commercial.
* **General Requirements:**
* Land/premises must be used solely for Directorate-approved maritime courses.
* Must provide clear demarcation if conducting non-Directorate approved courses.
* Lease deed must be between the actual owner, lessor, and Trust/Section 8. Sub-leasing is generally not acceptable unless a "No objection" certificate is provided.
* Institutes must provide all facilities required for conducting maritime courses within the campus (with potential permission for off-campus facilities with Directorate approval and transportation).
* Modular pre-sea courses may be considered for approval under post-sea guidelines.
* Existing institutes approved under DGS Order 01 of 2003 may continue to comply with those land requirements unless they increase intake capacity or seek new course approvals.
* **Location and Administration:**
* Institutes must provide a valid email address.
* Correspondence will be directed to the physical location of the institute.
* All administrative duties must be carried out at the same location.
* **Shifting of Land/Premises:**
* Existing institutes desiring to shift must request with applicable fees, and the new premises must meet current requirements.
* New premises are subject to inspection.
* Institutes with "In-principle" approval can shift without fees, but a new "In-principle" approval for the new premises is required.
* Directorate approval is required before conducting courses at the new premises.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Maritime Training Institutes (Existing and New)**
* **Impact:** Must adhere to clarified land and premises requirements for offering maritime courses, affecting their ability to open new institutes, shift locations, or expand existing programs.
* **Action Required:** Evaluate current land/premises against the new requirements, modify lease agreements, obtain necessary approvals for shifts or expansions, and ensure adherence to all facility and administrative stipulations.
**Stakeholder: Trusts and Section 8 Companies**
* **Impact:** Requirements for land ownership and lease agreement durations will affect planning and investment.
* **Action Required:** Consider duration of land leases and ensure adherence to all land requirements.
**Stakeholder: Directorate General of Shipping (DGS)**
* **Impact:** Increased clarity should lead to streamlined approval processes for new and existing maritime training institutes.
* **Action Required:** Enforce the updated requirements during inspections and approvals.
**Stakeholder: Mercantile Marine Departments (MMDs)**
* **Impact:** Enforcement of the updated requirements during inspections and approvals.
* **Action Required:** Inspecting new premises to ensure adherence to the updated requirements.
Key Entities Referenced
Directorate General of Shipping: The issuing authority of the Training Circular, responsible for maritime training regulations.
Training Circular No. 15 of 2018: The primary document specifying land/premises requirements for maritime training institutes.
DGS Order 05 of 2016: Earlier order which this circular partially modifies, concerning land/premises requirements for maritime training institutes.
Maritime training institutes: The entities directly affected by the land/premises requirements specified in the circular.
IS/ISO Clause
GOVT.OF INDIA. MUMBAI
No.7.1
Ref.:QMS - Subject: Land, / Premises requirement No.rR/cirl6(3)/2018
7.O for maritime training institutes-reg
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Date: 08.05.2018
Tralnlng Clrcular No. 15 of 2O1g
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The lifting of ban on institutes to open a new pre-sea or post-sea institute
led to a rush of new applicants aipiring to open new maritime training
institute. The Directorate has received many qulries pertaining to the rand
and premises requirements. In order to tring ,,o.. on
"training the
requirements of land / premises for maritime " rt ".? "ii ii iy " t.", tt .
Directorate has issued this Training circurar. This Training ciicuta, is
issued in partiat modification to items 2.r, 2.2 and 2.3 of pirt i of DGS
order 05 of 2016 dated 01 November 2016 and items 2.r, z.i z.s ot
Part 2 of DGS order oz of 2016 dated 17 November zoto. *ri"^ nta .irirrg
circular also supersedes Training circular os of 2or4 art.J -r s-rr,ray zo t+.
2. Land / Premlses requlrement
2'1.
The pre-sea maritime courses are residentiar courses and are of ronger
duration. Institutes intending to conduct pre-sea maritime courses must
have an independent campus of area four hectares or more. The land must
be owned or leased by the Trust or the sectiin g company io, a pe.ioa or
minimum r0 years. In case the land is ieased, the rease d"eed /- rJave and
license agreement must be registered. The rand must r. a.rJo'p.J r..ra i.,
the sense that it is non-agricurturaJ, easily accessible and" wel co'nnected by
road and rail, having electricity and wateisupply.
2.2. The post-sea maritime courses are generafly modurar courses of short
duration. The premises where the inltitute lntends t" ;;;a;";
f,ost_sea
maritime courses must be owned or leased by the Trust o. ttre sicuon g
company. In case the premises is leased, the llase deed / leave u"..r""
agreement must be- registered for a period of minimum 3 " yr erJ a rs with
enabling provisions for furttrer extension of lease ror s year". ixt"naaure
clause may not be.required if the premises is leased ro. s y""r, i-t e rease
agreement must be regrstered. The premises must bi
registered as
commercial and not residential.
Page 1 of 32.3. The land / premises accepted by the Directorate must be used solely for the
maritime courses approved by the Directorate. The land / premises
approved for conducting maritime courses approved by the Directorate shall
not be used for conducting courses for other flags. In case the institute
intends to conduct maritime related value added courses which are not
approved by the Directorate, the institute shal1 provide clear demarcation of
the premises and ensure that such courses do not utilize the facilities
provided for maritime courses approved by the Directorate.
2.4. The registered lease deed must be strictly between the actual owner of the
land, the lessor and the Trust / Section 8, the lessee. Sub-leasing of the
land / premises is not acceptabie. The Directorate may consider subJeasing
on a case to case basis depending on the merit of the case provided the
Trust / Section 8 Company submits a "No objection" certificate from the
actual owner.
2.5. The maritime training institute is required to provide all the facilities
pertaining to the conduct of a maritime course or as required by the
applicable guideiines within the campus. The Directorate may allow certain
facilities to be outside the campus if there are justilied reasons. In such
case, the maritime training institute must take prior permission from the
Directorate. Such permissions may be granted on a case to case basis
provided the maritime training institute provides its own regular
transportation.
2.6. The maritime pre-sea modular courses such as the Personal Survival
Techniques, Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting, Elementar5z First Aid,
Personal Safety and Social and Social Responsibilities, and Security
Training for Seafarers with Designated Security Duties are primarily pre-sea
courses. These courses being short duration modular courses shall be
considered for approval as per the guidelines applicable for post-sea
courses.
2.7.
The existing maritime training institutes which were approved as per DGS
Order 01 of 2O03 dated 15 I Ol I 2OO3 may continue to comply with the
land requirements of the DGS order 01 of 20O3. In case such institutes
intend to increase their approved intake capacity for any of the approved
courses or intend to seek approvals for any new pre-sea or post-sea
maritime course they shall be required to comply with the guidelines
prescribed in this circular.
Page 2 of 3Location of lnstitute
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The maritime training institutes shall provide their official valid email
address for correspondence. All correspondence with the maritime training
institute will be made only on the address where the maritime training
institute is physically located. The maritime training institute shall carry out
all the administrative duties pertaining to the candidates like issuance of
the certificates, maintaining records at the same location.
4. Shiftlng of land / premlses
The existing maritime training institutes conducting the maritime courses
approved by the Directorate and desiring to shift their premises to a new
location shall make the request along with the applicable fees. The new
premises shall be required to meet the latest applicable requirements. The
new premises shall be subjected to inspection by the Directorate or its
allied offrces, the Mercantile Marine Departments. The institutes which are
approved In-principie may shift their premises without payment of fees.
However the In-principle approval for the new premises shail be required.
The maritime training institute can conduct the maritime courses approved
by the Directorate at new premises only after seeking approval from the
Directorate.
5. This issues with the approval of the Director General
Special Secretary to Government of India.
(Deependra Bisen)
Asstt.Director General
To
All DGS approved maritime training institutes.
All approved Trusts.
AII MMDs.
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