Selection Process
- Fill the registration form / Enquiry Form
- Written/Online Entrance Test
- Come for the counselling Session
- Medical Fitness Test
- Final Documentation work along with the Fee submission.
Eligibility Criteria for GP Rating Course
The basic eligibility that every candidate should fulfil in order to get into a GP Rating Course are:
Age Ranging
The candidate should be of age ranging from 17 years to 25 years at the commencement of the program.
Eyesights
The eyesight of the candidate should be a 6/6. The candidate should not suffer from colour/night blindness.
Physically Fit
The candidate should be physically fit to carry out the operations at the sea efficiently.
Qualifying Marks
They must have passed 10th with minimum qualifying marks that are aggregate of subjects including Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Biology as a part of their core subjects. Universities conduct entrance test for the course and the candidates are selected on the basis of their score in the entrance test that should be at least 50%.
Merchant Navy Course : Pre-Sea Training Course For General Purpose Ratings
General Purpose Rating (GP Rating) course is a 6 months residential Pre-sea training that you can pursue right after completing 10th. The course is approved by DG Shipping Govt. of India and assists you in starting a career in the Merchant Navy as a Deck or Engine Rating. This program is designed to include the combined study of Deck and Engineering subjects.
This course will cover all aspects of the seafaring profession (Deck and Engine), which also include swimming, physical drills, workshop training, rope and mast climbing, lifesaving appliances usage, fire fighting exercises, and ship visits etc.
After completing Pre-sea training, external examinations are conducted by Board of Examination of Seafarers (BES) under D.G Shipping (Govt of India) and successful candidates are issued an Indian CDC (Continuous Discharge Certificate) which enables one to work with Indian and International shipping companies as Trainee Ordinary Seaman, Trainee Fitter, Trainee Oiler, etc.
There is no Common Entrance Test for GP Rating. But some institutes conduct their own entrance test to select the candidates.
