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All candidates are required to maintain a neat and professional appearance during the course period.

For Gents: Formal attire is mandatory .
For Ladies: Chudi or formal attire is mandatory.

Candidates not adhering to the dress code may not be permitted to attend the class.

Yes, Pondicherry Maritime Academy is: DG Shipping approved ISO 9001:2015 certified Graded A1 by DNV-GL Check DG Shipping Approved

As per DGS Circular 19 of 2021, R-AFF will include the competencies of R-FPFF. Hence only 1 E-Learning and Exit Exam have to be done for the batches after 5th July 2021 Certificate Format: The course certificate of R-AFF will include the competencies of R-FPFF.

PSSR REFRESHER is for existing seafarers holding Continuous Discharge certificate (CDC) to undergo individual basic safety training course. For Freshers, those who are obtaining these certificates for the first time will have to obtain combined certificate for all four basic STCW courses(BST Course). But everyone have to go for full course. The expiry of the certificate is UNLIMITED.

ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED / PASSED THE THREE STEPS AND BELOW:-

  1. E-LEARNING FOR THAT COURSE 100% AND PASSED THE ASSESSMENT WITH AT LEAST THE MINIMUM REQUIRED PASS % (NOT APPLICABLE FOR SIMULATORS & COMPETENCY)
  2. ATTENDED THE COURSE AT PMA : PHYSICAL CLASSES, AS APPLICABLE TO YOUR COURSE
  3. PASSED THE DGS EXIT EXAM FOR YOUR ABOVE COURSE (NOT APPLICABLE FOR SIMULATORS & COMPETENCY)

ONCE ALL THE STEPS MENTIONED ABOVE ARE COMPLETE, THE GENERATE CERTIFICATE BUTTON WILL BE ACTIVATED ON OUR DGS PANEL.

NOTE: IF E-LEARNING IS NOT COMPLETE FOR THE SPECIFIC COURSE, THE CERTIFICATE CANNOT BE GENERATED, AS THE GENERATE BUTTON WILL NOT ACTIVATE.

ONCE THE CERTIFICATE IS GENERATED AND DIGITALLY SIGNED, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE SAME AS MENTIONED BELOW.

PROCEDURE TO DOWNLOAD YOUR CERTIFICATE :-

  1. VISIT WWW.DGSHIPPING.GOV.IN
  2. ON THE LEFT SIDE MENU CLICK ON INDOS / COP CHECKER
  3. SELECT "STCW COURSES" FROM THE SEARCH DROP DOWN LIST
  4. ENTER YOUR INDOS NO. & DATE OF BIRTH : CLICK SEARCH
  5. DOWNLOAD THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATE

WILL WE GET AN E-COPY ONLY, WHERE CAN I GET MY HARD COPY OF THE CERTIFICATE?

THE CERTIFICATE DOWNLOADED AS ABOVE IS A DIGITALLY SIGNED PDF AND CAN BE KEPT IN DIGITAL FORMAT IN YOUR PC OR EMAIL. TO GET A HARDCOPY, YOU MAY COLOUR PRINT THE SAME.

ALL STCW BASIC & ADVANCED MODULAR COURSES HAVE DGS EXIT EXAM APPLICABLE AND IS MANDATORY.

THIS IS NOT APPLICABLE FOR SIMULATOR COURSES AND NOT MANDATORY FOR COMPETENCY COURSES.

AFTER COMPLETION OF PHYSICAL CLASSES, YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE DGS EXIT EXAM.

NOTE: YOU SHALL GET A MAXIMUM THREE DGS EXIT EXAM ATTEMPTS TO PASS EACH COURSE. IN CASE YOU FAIL ALL THREE ATTEMPTS, YOU WILL HAVE TO REPEAT THE COURSE AT THE INSTITUTE BY RE-BOOKING.

ONCE YOUR PHYSICAL CLASSES ARE COMPLETED & YOUR DGS EXIT EXAM FEE IS PAID.

DGS EXIT EXAM TIMINGS ON ANY OTHER DAY: 10:00 HRS TO 16:00 HRS (MONDAY TO SATURDAY ONLY) — SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS EXCLUDED.

IN CASE YOUR DGS PROFILE PHOTO HAS NOT BEEN UPLOADED RECENTLY (AND IS OLD / FACE NOT MATCHING) OR YOUR PHOTO DOES NOT HAVE A WHITE BACKGROUND & 80% FACE THEN YOU HAVE TO UPDATE THE SAME PRIOR COURSE UPLOAD TO DGS MY INSTITUTE, PLEASE FOLLOW BELOW PROCEDURE.

NOTE: IF YOUR PHOTO IS NOT AS PER DGS ODER’S (ATTACHED BELOW), I.E. HAS RED, BLUE ETC. (NO WHITE BACKGROUND), THE INSTITUTE WILL NOT BE UPLOAD YOU FOR THE BATCH. PLEASE CHANGE YOUR PHOTO AS PER BELOW PROCEDURE.

DGS PROFILE PHOTO & SIGNATURE UPLOAD / CHANGE PROCEDURE: PLEASE FOLLOW THE DGS ORDER NO. 7 OF 2021 DATED 28.01.2021 FOR CHECKING / CHANGING YOUR PHOTO AND SIGNATURE ON DGS E-GOVERNANCE PROFILE

CLICK TO DOWNLOAD : DGS PROCEDURE TO CHANGE PHOTO & SINGATURE (DGS ORDER NO. 7 FO 2021): WWW.DGSHIPPING.GOV.IN/WRITEREADDATA/SHIPPINGNOTICES/202101280614386857952DGS_ORDER_7OF2021_28012021.PDF

1.Book online through the website ( www.pondicherrymaritime.com )
2. Contact support numbers - +91-9047006854 | +91-9655221137

Effective February 6, 2025, there are no longer exit exams for STCW refresher courses in India, as announced by the Directorate General of Shipping. This change applies to various courses, including Personal Survival Techniques (PST), Fire Prevention & Firefighting (FPFF), Proficiency in Survival Crafts and Rescue Boats (PSCRB), and Advanced Fire Fighting (AFF). Training institutes will still conduct assessments, but the formal exit examination has been discontinued to align with global practices and simplify the process for seafarers.

As per DGS Circular 19 of 2021, R-PSCRB will include the competencies of R-PST. Hence only 1 E-Learning and Exit Exam have to be done for the batches after 5th July As per DGS Order 11 of 2022, the exit exam has to be given only in the MTI.

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NO.

COURSE

COURSE ID

COURSE TYPE

MINIMUM

DURATION (HRS)

MINIMUM PASS

% IN

E-LEARNING

ASSESSMENT

1

REFRESHER COURSE IN PERSONAL SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES (REF PST)

6112

REFRESHER

6 HRS

50%

2

REFRESHER COURSE IN FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE FIGHTING (REF FPFF)

6122

REFRESHER

9 HRS

50%

3

REFRESHER COURSE IN PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT & RESCUE BOATS OTHER THAN FAST RESCUE BOATS (RPSCRB)

(THIS INCLUDES THE COMPETENCIES OF REF PST)

6212

REFRESHER

12 HRS

60%

4

REFRESHER COURSE IN ADVANCED FIRE FIGHTING (REF AFF) (THIS INCLUDES THE COMPETENCIES OF REF FPFF)

6312

REFRESHER

15 HRS

60%

5

REFRESHER COURSE IN MEDICAL FIRST AID (REF MFA)

6412

REFRESHER

15 HRS

60%

6

REFRESHER COURSE IN MEDICAL CARE (REF MC)

6422

REFRESHER

28 HRS

70%

7

RUT ENGINEERS (4 DAYS COURSE) (VALID FOR BOTH OPERATIONAL & MANAGEMENT LEVEL) - ALL ENGINEERS

1118

REFRESHER

18 HRS

70%

8

BASIC STCW : ELEMENTARY FIRST AID (EFA)

6131

BASIC STCW

9 HRS

50%

9

BASIC STCW : FIRE PREVENT & FIRE FIGHTING

6121

BASIC STCW

9 HRS

50%

10

BASIC STCW : PERSONAL SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES (PST)

6111

BASIC STCW

6 HRS

50%

11

BASIC STCW : PERSONAL SAFETY & SOCIAL RESPONSIBILTY (PSSR)

6141

BASIC STCW

12 HRS

50%

12

SECURITY TRAINING FOR SEAFARERS WITH DESIGNATED SECURITY DUTIES (STSDSD)

6621

BASIC STCW

6 HRS

50%

13

BASIC TRAINING FOR OIL AND CHEMICAL TANKER CARGO OPERATIONS (OCTO)

5111

BASIC TANKER

28 HRS

50%

14

BASIC TRAINING FOR LIQUEFIED GAS TANKER CARGO OPERATIONS (LGTF / GTF)

5121

BASIC TANKER

20 HRS

50%

15

ADVANCED TRAINING FOR OIL TANKER CARGO OPERATIONS (TASCO)

5112

ADVANCED TANKER

32 HRS

70%

16

ADVANCED TRAINING FOR CHEMICAL TANKER CARGO OPERATIONS (CHEMCO)

5113

ADVANCED TANKER

28 HRS

70%

17

ADVANCED TRAINING FOR LIQUEFIED GAS TANKER CARGO OPERATIONS (GASCO)

5122

ADVANCED TANKER

31 HRS

70%

18

MEDICAL CARE (MC)

6421

ADVANCED STCW

28 HRS

70%

19

ADVANCED FIRE FIGHTING (AFF)

6311

ADVANCED STCW

15 HRS

60%

20

PROFICIENCY IN SURVIVAL CRAFT & RESCUE BOATS OTHER THAN FAST RESCUE BOATS (PSCRB)

6211

ADVANCED STCW

12 HRS

60%

21

MEDICAL FIRST AID (MFA)

6411

ADVANCED STCW

15 HRS

60%

22

SHIP SECURITY OFFICER (SSO)

6511

ADVANCED STCW

12 HRS

60%

23

VERTICAL INTEGRATION COURSE FOR TRAINERS (VICT)

1061

ADDITIONAL STCW

18 HRS

70%

YOUR DGS PROFILE IS YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY.

BEFORE WE UPLOAD YOU FOR ANY COURSE ON THE DGS E-GOVERNANCE, MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS CORRECT (AS PER PASSPORT) ALONG WITH OTHER DETAILS AS THIS WILL SHOW ON THE CERTIFICATE AS GENERATED BY THE DGS SYSTEM.

DGS PROFILE NAME AND OTHER DETAILS CHANGE PROCEDURE:-

  1. LOG INTO YOUR DGS E-GOVERNANCE ACCOUNT: ENTER " REQUEST FOR PERSONAL DETAILS CORRECTION IN SEAFARER PROFILE " SECTION AND DO THE NEEDFUL. SAME ONCE SUBMITTED WILL BE VERIFIED BY DGS AND CHANGE PERMITTED.  OR
  2. CONTACT YOUR INDOS ISSUING INSTITUTE

NOTE: ONCE A CERTIFICATE IS ISSUED BY DGS SYSTEM, NAME IF CHANGED IN PROFILE WILL NOT REFLECT ON THE CERTIFICATE. IN SUCH A CASE YOU HAVE TO CONTACT DGS FOR THE REQUIRED CHANGE, IF PERMITTED BY THEM.

DGS E-LEARNING IS A MANDATORY FREE MODULE. IT IS SEPARATE FOR EACH COURSE.

AS PER DGS RULES, THIS MUST BE COMPLETED (100%), AND THE ASSESSMENT PASSED (WITH MINIMUM PASS %).

TO COMPLETE THE DGS E-LEARNING, PLEASE VISIT WWW.DGSHSIPPING.GOV.IN, AND CLICK E-LEARNING AND ENTER MODULAR SECTION.

WHEN TO DO IT?

THIS CAN BE DONE BEFORE OR AFTER THE PHYSICAL CLASSES AND EXIT EXAM. THE CERTIFICATE WILL ONLY BE GENERATED ONCE DGS E-LEARNING IS ALSO COMPLETED.