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CANDIDATES HOLDING PART A FROM SOME OTHER INSTITUTES CAN ALSO BOOK PART B AT PMA AND DO THE SAME.

CANDIDATES HOLDING ONLINE STCW REFRESHER OR BASIC OR ADVANCED COURSE CERTIFICATE OF 18 MONTHS VALIDITY (PART A) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PART B PRACTICAL’S.

SIMPLY VISIT OUR WEBSITE / MOBILE APP AND OPEN PART B PRACTICAL’S SECTION: HERE YOU CAN BOOK YOU SLOT FOR THE PRACTICAL COURSES (NO EXIT EXAM OR E-LEARNING REQUIRED).

STEP 1: HOLDING PART A CERTIFICATE

STEP 2: BOOK PART B PRACTICAL’S @ PMA

STEP 3: COMPLETE PART B PRACTICAL’S & TAKE YOUR 5 YEARS EXTENSION FOR THE ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE.

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 & PART B PRACTICAL’S)
2. ATTENDED THE COURSE AT PMA : PHYSICAL / PRACTICAL CLASSES, AS APPLICABLE TO YOUR COURSE
3. PASSED THE DGS EXIT EXAM FOR YOUR ABOVE COURSE (NOT APPLICABLE FOR SIMULATORS, COMPETENCY & PART B PRACTICAL’S)

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

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.

ALL STCW BASIC, ADVANCED, MODULAR AND REFRESHER 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 THE 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: 1000 HRS TO 160 0 HRS (MON TO SATURDAY ONLY) -- SUNDAY & HOLIDAYS EXCLUDED

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.

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