General norms for institutes for the conduct of

PART – D : States the norms for infrastructure

PART - E : States the norms for Post sea training courses
PART – F : States the guidelines for continued learning and bench marking for a rating system.
These guidelines must be read in conjunction with the general guidelinescontained in DGS Order No. 1 of 2003 and any amendments therein.
2. OBJECTIVES  
2.1 Identify areas in various disciplines with respect to Maritime training needs with national and global    priorities.
2.2 Support of new ideas and innovations in technology and practices with the purpose to implement them so as to produce good watch keeping Engineers.
2.3 Support institutions, scholars and trainers , to develop specialized training objectives at various levels in emerging areas and accommodate new ideas and innovative methods to influence teaching, training, academic excellence, competency with relevance to overall development. 
2.4 Consider steps to encourage, promote and make use of the excellent ideas for promoting scientific and technological applications for the benefit of the Maritime Industry.
2.5 Assist user departments / organisations / agencies / industries who may actively participate and take benefit of the course or programme and trained manpower and also sponsor students for the course.
2.6 Nurture and strengthen such courses in emerging areas in the Maritime field so as to introduce it as a specialized paper at various level.
2.7 Provide support for the above purposes in bringing innovation in various disciplines and excellence in emerging areas.
2.8 Identify new and emerging areas and specialised or interdisciplinary courses at the Pre sea and Post sea levels by the involved institutions, Maritime Industry which  can have the involvement of active social scientists, technologists, industrialists and academicians, for the general benefit of trainees.
2.9 Finalise the policies, strategies and decisions for their induction under the approval programme as well as the required reviews, within the periphery of technical support.
2.10 Suggest modification and improvement in guidelines and modifications in emerging areas, keeping in view the national, global perspective from time to time for the training programme.
2.11 Receive from time to time status report and suggest corrective steps .