**Executive Summary**
This document, dated February 3, 2026, is an order from the Directorate General of Shipping, Seamen's Employment Office, Chennai, to M/s Royal Atlas Marine Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore. It announces the withdrawal of their Recruitment and Placement Service License (RPSL-CHN-162280) with immediate effect due to serious violations of the Merchant Shipping (RPSL) Rules, 2016. M/s Royal Atlas Marine Pvt. Ltd. has 30 days to appeal the decision.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **License Withdrawal:**
* Recruitment and Placement Service License No. RPSL-CHN-162280 is withdrawn permanently with immediate effect.
* **Reasons for Withdrawal:**
* Falsely updating sign-off details of seafarers while they were still onboard the vessel, considered tampering with official records.
* Failure of the Directors or the Fleet Manager to exercise supervision and control over the Crew Manager, leading to misuse of the RPSL license.
* Failure to monitor the registered official email, resulting in the issuance of manipulated documents.
* Suppression of facts and misreporting despite awareness of document tampering.
* Delayed filing of the police complaint, indicating an afterthought to avoid regulatory consequences.
* Submission of forged documents and false status reports, affecting the rights, welfare, and protection of seafarers.
* Repeated acts of falsification, misreporting, suppression of facts, and deliberate delay in disclosure, establishing willful misconduct.
* **Non-Compliance:**
* Failure to upload/update mandatory documents, even after 381 days from the license approval date and until online privileges were blocked:
* Memorandum and Articles of Association (MoA and AoA)
* Shareholding pattern
* GST registration document
* Profit and Loss Account and Balance Sheet for the year 2025
* Scanned copy of the Income Tax Returns
* DGS Approved medical predictioner details.
* Inconsistent Form VII and manning agreements
* Expired or unauthenticated Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs)
* Expired Maritime Labor Certificate (MLC)
* Expired FSD and P&I documents
* Unauthenticated RO seal and signature in DMLC II
* **Liability:**
* M/s Royal Atlas Marine Pvt. Ltd. remains liable for the seafarers who have already been recruited by them.
* **Bank Guarantee:**
* The original Bank Guarantee (BG) shall be returned after compliance with all the requisite formalities, including the submission of a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from SPFO & SWFS and payment of statutory dues.
* **Appeal:**
* M/s Royal Atlas Marine Pvt. Ltd. has 30 days from receipt of the order to appeal to the Principal Officer, Mercantile Marine Department, Chennai.
**Impact Analysis**
**M/s Royal Atlas Marine Pvt. Ltd.**
* **Impact:** Their Recruitment and Placement Service License is withdrawn permanently, halting their recruitment and placement activities. They still remain liable for the seafarers who have already been recruited.
* **Action Required:** To appeal the order within 30 days if aggrieved, fulfill the required formalities for the return of the original Bank Guarantee.
**Seafarers recruited by M/s Royal Atlas Marine Pvt. Ltd.**
* **Impact:** M/s Royal Atlas Marine Pvt. Ltd. will continue to remain liable for the seafarers who have already been recruited by them.
* **Action Required:** No action specified in the document.
**Directorate General of Shipping**
* **Impact:** Ensuring compliance with regulations and maintaining the integrity of the seafarer recruitment process.
* **Action Required:** Return the original Bank Guarantee after compliance with requisite formalities. The office reserves the right to revoke the Bank Guarantee as per the rule.
**Other Stakeholders (MMD, Shipping Master, Registrar of Companies)**
* **Impact:** Awareness of the license revocation and potential implications for maritime operations and regulatory oversight.
* **Action Required:** Awareness and compliance with the order.
Key Entities Referenced
Merchant Shipping (Recruitment and Placement of Seafarers) Rules, 2016: The primary legal framework governing the recruitment and placement of seafarers, which M/s Royal Atlas Marine Pvt. Ltd. is found to be in violation of.
M/s Royal Atlas Marine Pvt. Ltd.: The company whose Recruitment and Placement Service License is being withdrawn for violations of the Merchant Shipping Rules.
Directorate General of Shipping: The regulator issuing the order and overseeing compliance with maritime regulations related to seafarer employment.
Seamen's Employment Office, Chennai: The office responsible for issuing and regulating Recruitment and Placement Service Licenses in Chennai.
Chennai: Location of Seamen's Employment Office and Mercantile Marine Department which would be the appellate authority
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