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Vijay Handa |
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Anantha Prasad N. S. |
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Sudhesh Kumar Shahi |
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COUNTRY PAPER - INDIA
The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) is the Maritime Administrative Authority in India. The office of the DGS is under the administrative control of the Ministry of Shipping. The organizational chart of the Maritime Administration is depicted in the chart at Annexe. The activities of different offices shown in the chart are as under :-
Directorate General of Shipping (DGS)
i) Matters affecting merchant shipping and navigation and administration of the Merchant Shipping Law.
ii) Measures to ensure safety of life and ships at sea.
iii) Development of Indian Shipping.
iv) Ratification/Accession to International Conventions relating to marine matters and their implementation.
v) Provision of facilities for training of officers and ratings for the merchant navy.
vi) Regulation of employment of Seamen and Welfare of Seamen.
vii) Development of Sailing Vessels Industry.
viii) Development of Coastal Shipping.
Administration
i) Developmental activities pertaining to Indian tonnage;
ii) Administration and personnel matters;
iii) Legal matters;
iv) Trade matters including WTO, UNCTAD;
v) Study and ratification of international instruments;
vi) Policy matters connected with employment and welfare of seafarers.
Engineering
i) Examination and certification of engineering personnel;
ii) Technical matters connected with the engineering side of ships;
iii) Fire Fighting;
iv) Policy matters pertaining to Engineering side;
v) Implementation of ISM Code.
Nautical
i) Examination and certification of Nautical Officers;
ii) Technical matters connected with the nautical side of ships;
iii) Life Saving Appliances matters;
iv) GMDSS and other communication matters.
Mercantile Marine Departments (MMDs)
There are 3 MMD districts, viz. Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata, which in turn have offices in Jamnagar, Goa, Cochin, Tuticorin, Visakhapatnam, Haldia and Port Blair. The functions are -
i) Flag State and Port State Control;
ii) Examination of Seafarers;
iii) Quality control of Training Institutes;
iv) Welfare of Seafarers.
Training Institutes
1. Lal Bahadur Shastri College of Advance Maritime Studies and Research(LBSCAMSAR).
Training for post-sea qualifications and modular courses.
2. T.S. Chanakya
Pre-Sea Training of nautical cadets both for 3 months stream as well as 3 years Bachelors Degree in nautical studies affiliated to Mumbai University.
3. Marine Engineering & Research Institute (MERI)
MERI has offices both in Kolkata and Mumbai. The Institute at Kolkata gives basic training for marine engineers through 4-year Degree Programme. The Institute at Mumbai gives 6-months Pre-Sea Training to the trainee mechanical engineers.
Shipping Master
There are 2 offices of Shipping Master at Kolkata and Mumbai. These offices are in charge of issuing documentation, viz. Continuous Discharge Certificate-cum-Identity document (CDC).
The other duties are:
1. Seamen's Welfare.
2. Sign-On and Sign-Off of seamen
3. Dispute settlement between Ship-owners and Seafarers
Seamen's Employment Office
There are 2 offices at Kolkata and Mumbai and a newly opened branch at Chennai. The duties are -
1. Regulating employment of seamen
2. Disciplinary matters connected with seamen
ANNEXE - I
ORGANISATIONAL CHART OF INDIAN MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
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ANNEXE - II
Participation of Indian ships in India's overseas trade
(in million tonnes)
| |
General
cargo |
Dry bulk cargo |
POL &
products |
Total(Indian
lines) |
Total(Indian
& Foreign
lines) |
| 1997-98 |
6.52(12.4) |
10.98(14.4) |
46.03(62.3*) |
63.53(31.4) |
202.44 |
| 1998-99 |
6.99(14.3) |
11.18(15.2) |
44.44(55.1*) |
62.61(30.8) |
203.67 |
| 1999-00 |
2.94(7.3) |
11.95(14.4) |
55.96(55) |
70.85(31.5) |
224.62 |
Note: Figures in brackets refer to percentage share of Indian ships in respective commodity groups.
*includes other liquid cargo
(Source: Indian National Ship-owners Association)
Current Indian Fleet
(As on 1.4.2001)
(Figures in '00'000 tonnes)
| Type of Vessels |
GT |
DWT |
| Coastal |
Overseas |
Coastal |
Overseas |
| Crude Oil Tankers |
0.55 |
18.75 |
0.82 |
34.56 |
| Bulk Carriers |
1.93 |
26.62 |
3.06 |
45.21 |
| Product Tankers |
0.50 |
9.74 |
0.83 |
16.08 |
| Liner Vessels |
0.77 |
2.37 |
1.19 |
3.20 |
| LPG/Amm. Carriers |
- |
1.18 |
- |
1.38 |
| Offshore Vessels |
1.53 |
- |
1.45 |
- |
| Passenger Vessels |
0.66 |
0.08 |
0.28 |
0.08 |
| Chemical Tankers |
- |
0.97 |
- |
1.54 |
| Tugs |
0.23 |
- |
0.06 |
- |
| Others |
0.80 |
1.48 |
0.21 |
1.95 |
| Total |
6.97 |
61.19 |
7.90 |
104.00 |
Total Number of vessels 546.
(Source: Indian National Ship-owners Association and Indian tonnage statement)
Traffic Handled at Major Ports of India
(in '000 tonnes)
| Year |
POL
and
Products |
Iron
Ore |
Fertiliser
and
Fertiliser
Raw
Material |
Coal |
Containers
000MT
(‘000 teu) |
Other
Cargoes |
Total |
| Thermal |
Coking |
| 1997-98 |
104038 |
39227 |
9854 |
28527 |
10866 |
23120
(1892) |
35875 |
251507 |
| 1998-99 |
106879 |
32510 |
9094 |
28526 |
10083 |
24135
(1924) |
40503 |
251730 |
| 1999-00 |
116636 |
34244 |
10191 |
26580 |
10505 |
27692 |
46021 |
271869 |
(Source: Indian Ports Association)
Number of Seafarers
| Officers Indian Ships |
6,000 |
| Foreign Ships |
14,000 |
| Seamen Indian Ships |
21,400 |
| Foreign Ships |
9000 on board ships |
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13,000 not on board ships |
(Source: Indian National Ship-owners Association)
