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Date: 2025-04-08 Category: DGS Circular State: Union Government Country: India

Statistics of engagement of Indian seafarers on Indian / Foreign Flag Merchant vessels from 2010 to 2024

Issued by Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways · Directorate General of Shipping

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**Executive Summary** This DGS Circular No. 13 of 2025, dated 04.04.2025, provides statistics regarding the engagement of Indian seafarers on Indian and foreign-flag merchant vessels from 2010 to 2024. The data is based on the Directorate General of Shipping's e-governance system. This circular is intended to inform concerned parties about these statistics. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Purpose:** To provide statistics on the engagement of Indian seafarers on Indian/Foreign flag vessels from 2010-2024. * **Data Source:** The data is sourced from the Directorate General of Shipping's e-governance system database. * **Statistics Included:** * Year-wise total engagement of Indian seafarers. * Breakdown of seafarers by Indian and Foreign Flagged vessels * Officer and Rating split * Nautical, Deck and Engineering split * Total and Distinct Seafarer count **Impact Analysis** **Stakeholders: All Stakeholders Through DGS Website.** **Impact:** General information regarding the state of seafarer engagements from 2010-2024. **Action Required:** Review provided statistics. **Stakeholders: Computer Cell, DGS** **Impact:** Ensures information is available to public. **Action Required:** Host the circular on the DGS website. **Stakeholders: Hindi Cell, DGS** **Impact:** Ensures documents are available to Hindi-speaking seafarers. **Action Required:** Provide a Hindi version of the circular.

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Directorate General of Shipping: Regulator of shipping in India; referenced for its database of Indian seafarers. Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways: Parent ministry of the Directorate General of Shipping; responsible for shipping policy. Indian / Foreign Flag Merchant vessels: Scope of the data presented is the engagement of Indian seafarers on these vessels
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\ ) Filc No. 23-CIR/l/2021-CREW-DGS (C. No. 7598) Date: 0r1.04.2025 DGS Circular No. l3 of 2025 Subiect: Statistics ofengagement of [ndian seafarers on lndian / Foreisn Flas Merchant vessels from l0!0 to 2021 - reg. As per the database of lndian seaf'arers available with the Directorate General of Shipping in its e-govemance system, the following statistics pertaining to Indian seafarers employed on board lndian / Foreign flag vessels during the year 201 0 to 2024 is appended with this C ircular for in lormation of concemed panies ql{l (Capt. aniel . Joseph) Dy. Director Ceneral of Shipping Enclosure(S): As above To. . I All stakeholders through DGS Website. 2. Computer Cell, DGS (with a request to host this Circular on DGS website) 3. Hindi Cell. 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