Information manual

TECHNICAL – ENGINERING

1. 
   Merchant Shipping Act, 1958.
   
2. 
   Merchant Shipping (Construction and Survey of Passengerships ) Rules, 1981.
   
3. 
   Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargo) Rules, 1995.
   
4. 
   Merchant Shipping (Certificate of Service) Rules, 1970.
   
5. 
   Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction & Survey) Rules, 1991.
   
6. 
   Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Rules, 1990.
   
7. 
   Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Amendment Rules, 1994.
   
8. 
   Merchant Shipping (Examination of Engineer Officers in the Merchant Navy) Rules 1994.
   
9. 
   Merchant Shipping (Examination of Engine Driver of Seagoing Ships) Rules, 1992.
   
10. 
    Merchant Shipping (Indian Fishing Boat Inspection) Rules, 1988.
    
11. 
    Merchant Shipping (Management for Safe Operation of Ships) Rules, 2000.
    
12. 
    Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Pollution from Ships by Oil) Rules, 2005 (under notification).
    
13. 
    Merchant Shipping (Registration of Indian Ships) Rules 1997.
    
14. 
    Merchant Shipping (Sailing Vessel) Rules, 1997.
    
15. 
    Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers) Rules, 1998.
    
16. 
    Merchant Shipping (Cancellation or Suspension of Certificate of Competency) Rules, 2003.
    

EXECUTIVE ORDERS
1. Merchant Shipping Notices pertaining to the Engineers examinations.

2. Merchant Shipping Notices of various types of dispensations.

3. Merchant Shipping Notice on Safe Manning.
MANUALS
1. META Manual as guidelines to the Examiners of Engineers.
CONVENTIONS
1. SOLAS

2. MARPOL

TECHNICAL – NAVAL ARCHITECTURE WING

1. Merchant Shipping Act, 1958.

2. Merchant Shipping (Construction and Survey of Passengerships ) Rules, 1981.

3. Merchant Shipping (Cargo Ship Construction & Survey) Rules, 1991.

4. Merchant Shipping (Life saving Appliances) Rules, 1991.

5. Merchant Shipping (Life saving Appliances) Amendment Rules, 1995.

6. Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Rules, 1990.

7. Merchant Shipping (Fire Appliances) Amendment Rules, 1994.

8. Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Cargo) Rules 1995.

9. Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) Rules, 1997.

10. Merchant Shipping (Distress and Safety Radio Communication) Rules, 1995.

11. Merchant Shipping (Safety Convention Certificates) Amendments Rules, 1995.

12. Merchant Shipping (Carriage of Grain) Rules, 1991.

13. Merchant Shipping (Load Line) Rules 1979.

14. Merchant Shipping (Tonnage Measurement of Ships) Rules, 1987.

15. Merchant Shipping (Crew Accommodation) Rules, 1960, as amended in 1967 and 1970.

16. SOLAS 74, as amended.

17. MARPOL 73/78.

18. Load Line Convention 1966 and Protocol 88.

19. International Tonnage Convention 1969.

20. ILO 147

21. International Safety Management Code (ISM Code).

22. International Ship & Port Facility Security Code (ISPS Code).

23. International Code for the Construction and Equipment of ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code).

24. Code for the Construction and Equipment of ships carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (BCH Code).

25. International Life-saving Appliance Code (LSA Code).

26. International Maritime Dangerous Goods Code (IMDG Code).

27. Code on Intact Stability for all types of ships covered by IMO instruments (IS Code).

28. Code of practice for the safe loading and unloading of Bulk Carriers (BLU Code).

29. Code of Safe Practice for Cargo Stowage and Securing (CSS Code).

30. Code of Safety for Dynamically Supported Craft (DSC Code).

31. Code of Safe Practice for Solid Bulk Cargoes (BC Code).

32. International Code for Fire Safety Systems (FSS Code).

33. International Code for application of Fire Test Procedures (FTP Code).

34. Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (GC Code).

35. International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code).

36. International Code for the Safe Carriage of Grain in Bulk (Grain Code).

37. International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft (HSC Code 1994).

38. International Code of Safety for High-Speed Craft, 2000 (HSC Code 2000).

39. International Code for the safe carriage of packaged irradiated nuclear fuel, plutonium and high-level radioactive wastes on board ships (INF Code).

40. Offshore Supply Vessel Code (OSV Code) [A.469(XII)].

41. Code for the Construction and Equipment of Mobile Offshore Drilling Units (MODU Code).

42. Code of Safety for Special Purpose Ships (SPS Code) [A.534 (13)].

43. Code of Safe practice for Ships carrying Timber deck Cargoes (Timber Code)

44. Code of Safety for Diving System [A.536(13)].

45. Code on Noise Levels on Board Ships [A.468(XII)].

Section 4 (1) (b) (vi)


STATEMENT OF THE CATEGORIES OF DOCUMENTS

THAT ARE HELD BY OR UDNER CONTROL

Section 4 (1) (b) (vi) - STATEMENT OF THE CATEGORIES OF

DOCUMENTS HELD BY OR UDNER

CONTROL

The following documents are categorized as confidential documents:-

1. 
   Annual Confidential Reports of the officers and staff.
   
2. 
   All records maintained by the Vigilance Branch.
   
3. 
   All files and records pertaining to court cases.
   
4. 
   All internal file notings.
   
5. 
   Records pertaining to Departmental Promotion/Selection Committees.
   
6. 
   All records pertaining to Examinations on Nautical and Engineering disciplines.
   
7. 
   All records pertaining to shipping casualty investigations till finalization and publication.
   
8. 
   Access to the Preliminary Inquiry Reports on shipping casualty is limited to the relatives of the affected seafarer.
   
9. 
   Inspection Reports under Port State Control and Flag State Implementation.
   
10. 
    Plans and Booklets of various ships and equipments.
    
11. 
    Certificates of ships and equipments.
    
12. 
    Security Plans of ships and ports.
    

Section 4 (1) (b) (vii)

PARTICUALRS OF ARRANGEMENTS THAT EXISTS FOR CONSULTATION WITH OR REPRESENTATION BY THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE FORMULATION OF POLICY OR

IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF

Section 4 (1) (b) (vii) - PARTICUALRS OF ANY ARRANGEMENT THAT

EXISTS FOR CONSULTATION WITH OR REPRESENTATION BY THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IN RELATION TO THE FORMULATION OF ITS POLICY OR IMPLEMENTATION THEREOF.

The Directorate General of Shipping and allied offices deal with shipping, maritime training and the related subjects. As such, those connected with the shipping industry in its multifaceted disruptions are invariably consulted whenever any important policy decision is initiated. The representatives of Indian National Shipowners’ Association, Foreign Owners Representatives & Shipmanagers Association, Maritime Association of Shipowners, Shipmanagers & Agents, the Union representatives of National Union for Seafarers’ of India, Forward Seamen’s Union of India and Maritime Union of India are consulted in crucial matters.

Section 4 (1) (b) (viii)


STATEMENTS OF BOARDS, COUNCILS, COMMITTEES AND

OTHER BODIES CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE PERSONS

FOR IMPLEMENTATION OR ADVICE, WHETHER MEETINGS

OF SUCH BODIES ARE OPENED TO PUBLIC OR

MINUTES ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR PUBLIC

Section 4 (1) (b) (viii)- STATEMENTS OF BOARDS, COUNCILS, COMMITTEES

AND OTHER BODIES CONSISTING OF TWO OR MORE

PERSONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OR ADVICE, WHETHER MEETINGS OF SUCH BODIES ARE OPENED TO PUBLIC OR MINUTES ARE ACCESSIBLE FOR PUBLIC.


1. NATIONAL SHIPPING BOARD
The National Shipping Board constituted by the Government of India under Section 4 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 has 6 members of the Parliament, 4 from the House of People, 2 by the Council States and 16 members representing the Central Government, shipowners, seamen and such other interests. Government of India nominates one of its members as its Chairman.
The Chairman is appointed for a definite term and he gets consolidated monthly remuneration.

2. NATIONAL WELFARE BOARD FOR SEAFARERS

The Government of India has reconstituted the National Welfare Board for Seafarers for promoting the welfare of the seafarers. It consists of 11 members representing the Government, industry and the seafarers. This Board is headed by the Union Minister of Shipping.

The meetings of the above bodies are not open to public and the minutes are circulated amongst the Board members and concerned Departments. The information pertaining to any of the topic discussed in the meetings would be available with the concerned Departments.

Section 4 (1) (b) (ix)
DIRECTORY OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES

OF D.G. SHIPPING

Section 4 (1) (b) (ix) - DIRECTORY OF OFFICERS AND

EMPLOYEES OF D.G. SHIPPING
I. GROUP ‘A’ AND ‘B’ OFFICERS

Sl. No.	Name & Designation		Telephone (Office / Residence / Fax No.)		Floor
1.	Dr. S.B. Agnihotri, IAS Director General of Shipping & Ex- Officio Addl. Secretary to the Govt. of India		22613156 (O) 22673827 (O) 22631987 (R) 22626756 (F)		Sixth
2.	Jt. Director General of Shipping		22614911 (O) 22613651-4 (B) 22692416 (F)		Sixth
3.	Shri Samuel Darse Deputy Director General of Shipping		22651379 (O) 23672169 (R) 22694351 (F)		Sixth
4.	Deputy Director General of Shipping		22611003 (O) 22692421 (F)		Sixth
5.	Shri V. Rajendran Deputy Director General of Shipping		22632302 (O) 22632301 (F)		First
6.	Shri Deepak Verma Deputy Director General of Shipping		22612381 (O) 23723418 (R) 22612358 (F)		Third
7.	Shri C. Rethinadhas, Deputy Director General of Shipping		22612385 (O) 24039977 (R)		Third
7.	Shri G.L. Singh Joint Director (OL)		22676236 (O) 24022760 (R) 22613655 (F)		Second
8.	Shri S.G. Bhandare Deputy Director General of Shipping		22656311 (O) 27872857 (R) 22613655 (F)		Second
9.	Shri N. Ravishankar Assistant Director General of Shipping		22612349 (O) 22613655 (F)		Third
10.	Shri S.K. Jaiswal Assistant Director General of Shipping		22632303 (O) 22613655 (F)		Third
11.	Shri Rajamohanan Nair Assistant Director General of Shipping		22612342 (O) 22613655 (F)		Second
12.	Shri V.K. Pandey Assistant Director General of Shipping		22643040 (D) 22613655(F)		Second
13.	Shri Dinkar G. Sawant, Executive Officer		22651296 (O) 22613655 (F)		Second
14.	Mrs. Pushpa Butani Asstt. Director (OL)		22613651 (O) 22613655 (F)		Second
15.	Shri P.S. John, Sr. PS to DG		22613651-4 (O) 22613655 (F)		Sixth
16.	Shri D.L. Malaikar, Sr. PS to DG		22613651-4 (O) 22613655 (F)		Sixth
17	Shri P.R. Menon, Sr. PS to CS		22613651-4 (O) 22613655 (F)		Forth
18	Smt. Sharada Ramakrishnan, Sr. PS		22613651-4 (O) 22613655 (F)		Sixth
19	Shri K. Narsimhan, Sr. PS to NA		22613651-4(O) 22613655 (F)		Fifth
NAUTICAL WING
1.	Capt. M. M. Saggi, Nautical Adviser to the Govt. of India	22670863 (O) 23638417 (R) 22694352 (F)		Fifth
2.	Capt. S. K. Shukla, Deputy Nautical Adviser	22616140 (O) 23689991 (R) 23638417 (F)		Fifth
3.	Capt. P. Misra, Deputy Nautical Surveyor	22650118 (O) 25131797 (R) 22613655 (F)		Fifth
4.	Capt. Deepak Kapoor Nautical Surveyor	22674256 (O) 23678714 (R) 22613655 (F)		Fifth
5.	Capt. Harish Khatri Nautical Surveyor	22692417 (O) 27520010 (R) 22679247 (F)		Third
6.	Capt. R.K. Awasthi, Nautical Surveyor	22613651-4 (O) 25221828 (R)		Fifth
7.	Capt. S.I. Abdul Kalam Azad Nautical Surveyor	22679889 (O) 27610300 (R) 22690109 (F)		Fifth
8.	Capt. Nitin Bawa Nautical Surveyor	22656298 (O) 22613655 (F)		Fifth
9.	Shri K.H. Mehta Senior Radio Surveyor	22630660 (O) 23613716 (R) 22613655 (F)		First (LRIT)
ENGINEERING WING
1.	Shri A. Banerjee, Chief Surveyor with the Govt. of India	22611788 (O) 23759162 (R) 22694353 (F)		Forth
2.	Shri D. Mehrotra, Deputy Chief Surveyor	22613303 (O) 27520604 (R) 22651368 (F)		Forth
3.	Shri P.N. Bhosle, Deputy Chief Surveyor	22610152 (O) 25221830 (R) 22613655 (F)		Forth
4.	Shri S. Barik Engineer and Ship Surveyor	22656306 (O) 27530968 (R) 22613655 (F)		Third
5.	Shri K.M. Rao Engineer and Ship Surveyor	22656303 (O) 25531129 (R) 22613655 (F)		Forth
6.	Shri S.S. Gadkar Engineer and Ship Surveyor	22633065 (O) 22613655 (F)		Forth
7.	Shri Vinod Kumar Engineer and Ship Surveyor	22679816 (O) 22613655 (F)		Forth
NAVAL ARCHITECH WING
1.	Shri Suresh Kumar Chief Ship Surveyor with the Govt. of India	22656295 (O) 27712966 (R) 22679845 (F)		Third
2.	Shri Aji Vasudevan, Dy. Chief Ship Surveyor	22643038 (O) 22613655 (F)		Third
3.	Shri Nebu Oommen, Jr. Ship Surveyor	22643039 (O) 22613655 (F)		First

II. GROUP ‘C’ STAFF

OFFICE SUPERINTENDENT
Sr.No.	Name & Designation	Telephone (Office)	Floor
1.	Kum. S.K. Worlikar	22613651-4 (O	Fifth
2.	Smt. L.D. Honmukhe	22613651-4 (O)	Second
JUNIOR HINDI TRANSLATOR
1.	Shri V.P. Singh Bhadoriya	22613651-4 (O)	Second
2.	Smt. Sowmya M. Nair	22613651-4 (O)	Second
ASSISTANT
1.	Shri I.B. Malse	22613651-4 (O)	Second
2.	Shri N.R. Sonawane	22613651-4 (O)	Forth
3.	Shri B.V. Chitimilla	22613651-4 (O)	Second
4.	Smt. A.X. Mendes	22613651-4 (O)	Fifth
5.	Shri M.R. Paunikar	22613651-4 (O)	Third
6.	Shri S.V. Nair	22613651-4 (O)	First
7.	Shri K.P. Josson	22613651-4 (O)	Second
8.	Shri Minning Raj	22613651-4 (O)	Fifth
9.	Smt. Ruksana Solkar	22613651-4 (O)	Third
10.	Smt. Savita Raj	22613651-4 (O)	Second
11.	Smt. Sharda Dhimar	22613651-4 (O)	Second
12.	Shri K.M. Durga	22613651-4 (O)	Fifth
13.	Smt.L.B. Naidu	22613651-4 (O)	First
14.	Shri S.T. Lad	22613651-4 (O)	Third
15.	Shri P.L. Muthu	22613651-4 (O)	Second
16.	Shri V.M. Kamble	22613651-4 (O)	Second
17.	Shri A.H. Bandiwadekar	22613651-4 (O)	Second
STENOGRAPHER GRADE-II
1.	Kum. S.G. Chavan	22613651-4 (O)	Third
2.	Smt. Sakshi Wadhwa	22613651-4 (O)	Third
STENOGRAPHER GRADE-III
1.	Shri S.P. Sinha	22613651-4 (O)	Third
2.	Shri Shriram	22613651-4 (O)	Second
3.	Shri Sumit Kumar	22613651-4 (O)	First
UPPER DIVISION CLERK
1.	Shri P.K. Pal	22613651-4 (O)	First
2.	Smt. S.T. Kunder	22613651-4 (O)	Second
3.	Shri D.D. Mankikar	22613651-4 (O)	Third
4.	Smt. L.J. Suvarna	22613651-4 (O)	Second
5.	Shri F.R. Chauhan	22613651-4 (O)	Second
6.	Ms. Archana Naik	22613651-4 (O)	Second
7.	Shri Tarun Pal	22613651-4 (O)	Third
8.	Shri S.D. Joshi	22613651-4 (O)	Sixth
9.	Shri V.S. Jadhav	22613651-4 (O)	Forth
10.	Smt. V.A. Deshpande	22613651-4 (O)	Sixth
11.	Shri Ramsajan Gupta	22613651-4 (O)	Forth
12.	Shri S.D. Khot	22613651-4 (O)	Fifth
13.	Shri H.N. Kat	22613651-4 (O)	First
14.	Shri D.P. Sinha	22613651-4 (O)	Second
15.	Shri R.A. Palav	22613651-4 (O)	Second
16.	Smt. Anita Sinha	22613651-4 (O )	Third
17.	Shri S.K. Pandey	22613651-4 (O)	Second
18.	Shri A.S. Tambe	22613651-4 (O)	Fifth
19.	Shri S.B. Phad	22613651-4 (O)	Second
20.	Shri M.B. Majumdar	22613651-4 (O)	Second
21.	Shri U.S. Satam	22613651-4 (O)	Third
22.	Smt. S.P. More	22613651-4 (O)	Second
23.	Shri P.K. Guha	22613651-4 (O)	Second
24.	Shri R.K. Moitra	22613651-4 (O)	Third
25.	Shri M.A. Quader	22613651-4 (O)	Forth
26.	Shri B.S. Das	22613651-4 (O)	Second
27.	Smt. M.M. Panchal	22613651-4 (O)	Third
28.	Smt. M.K. Somaiya	22613651-4 (O)	Third
29.	Shri Narayan Rao	22613651-4 (O)	Third
30.	Kum J.R. Chodankar	22613651-4 (O)	Second
31.	Shri S.L. Kadam	22613651-4 (O)	Fifth
32.	Shri Nirmalendu Ray	22613651-4 (O)	Forth
32.	Shri Saibal Deb	22613651-4 (O)	Second
33.	Smt. Sanjivani Rane	22613651-4 (O)	Third
LOWER DIVISION CLERK
1.	Shri M.D. Patil	22613651-4 (O)	Second
2.	Smt. V.A. Randive	22613651-4 (O)	Second
3.	Shri M.R. Kuber	22613651-4 (O)	First
4.	Shri Dharmendra Kumar	22613651-4 (O)	First
5.	Smt. Suchita Sawant	22613651-4 (O)	Second
6.	Shri Umesh Kumar	22613651-4 (O)	Fifth
7.	Shri Anand Kumar Gupta	22613651-4 (O)	Fourth
8.	Shri Abhishek Kumar Gaurav	22613651-4 (O)	Fifth
9.	Shri Shishupal P. Kotangale	22613651-4 (O)	Second
Staff Car Driver
1.	Shri A.R. Gaidhankar	22613651-4 (O)	Fifth
2.	Shri Deepak D. Baraskar	22613651-4 (O)	Sixth
Multi Tasking Staff
1.	Shri L.N.Dahelkar	22613651-4 (O)	Sixth
2.	Shri S.E. Kanse	22613651-4 (O)	First
3.	Shri C.N. Dahelkar	22613651-4 (O)	Second
4.	Shri R.T. panhale	22613651-4 (O)	Sixth
5.	Shri L.B. Kadam	22613651-4 (O)	Forth
6.	Shri G.S. Shivnekar	22613651-4 (O)	Sixth
7.	Shri D.N. Rajal	22613651-4 (O)	First
8.	Shri C.S. Ghavnalkar	22613651-4 (O)	Second
9.	Shri A.M. Chavan	22613651-4 (O)	Second
10.	Shri S.M. Gurav	22613651-4 (O)	Second
11.	Shri M.S. Gavas	22613651-4 (O)	Third
12.	Shri M.K.Patil	22613651-4 (O)	Forth
13.	Shri D.D. Rasal	22613651-4 (O)	Third
14.	Shri T.B. Supe	22613651-4 (O)	Third
15.	Shri M.H. Bane	22613651-4 (O)	Sixth
16	Shri M.N.Gherde	22613651-4 (O )	Second
17.	Smt. Kamal D. Kamble	22613651-4 (O)	Second
18.	Shri Suresh S. Jadhav	22613651-4 (O)	First
19.	Smt. Kirti K. Kadam	22613651-4 (O)	First
20.	Shri P.S. Shanil	22613651-4 (O)	Ground
21.	Shri S.J. Khanderkar	22613651-4 (O)	Ground
22.	Shri S.S. Dhaske	22613651-4 (O)	Fifth
23.	Shri Pravin D. Tamore	22613651-4 (O)	Second
24.	Shri Madhukar H. Banduk	22613651-4 (O)	Fifth
25.	Shri Avinash D. Powasker	22613651-4 (O)	Ground
26.	Shri Nandu M. Bhagat	22613651-4 (O)	Second
27.	Shri Subhas K. Lambe	22613651-4 (O)	Forth
28.	Shri Manwar S. Rawat	22613651-4 (O)	Ground
29.	Shri Jitendra R. Jagtap	22613651-4 (O)	Ground
30.	Shri Sunil S. Patil	22613651-4 (O)	Fifth
31.	Shri A.B. Misal	22613651-4 (O)	Ground
32.	Shri S.K. Khedekar	22613651-4 (O)	Ground
33.	Shri G.U. Solanki	22613651-4 (O)	Ground
34.	Shri D.D. Waghela	22613651-4 (O)	Ground