Pre-seaDeckSupport
3 yearsduration
Leads to Second Mate (FG)validity
12institutes listed
A three-year degree that trains deck cadets from scratch, combining classroom navigation and seamanship with sea time as a cadet on a company's ships.
Who needs it
Anyone starting a deck officer career straight out of school, with no prior sea time.
Eligibility
10+2 with Physics, Chemistry and Maths (60%+ aggregate), 50% in English; age 17-25; DG Shipping medical fitness including an eyesight test.
What you will learn
- Navigation and chartwork
- Ship construction and stability
- Cargo work and ship handling basics
- Bridge watchkeeping
Where this fits in the career path
Deck
Deck CadetPre-sea training (or DNS)STCW basic safety: PST · FPFF · EFA · PSSR · STSDSDThird / Second OfficerSecond Mate (FG) CoCAFF · MFA · PSCRB · ECDIS · RANSCO · GMDSS GOC · BTMChief OfficerChief Mate (FG) CoCMedical Care Aboard Ship · Ship Manoeuvring SimulatorMasterMaster (FG) CoCCommand-level sea time
Engine
Engine Cadet / TMEPre-sea training (or GME)STCW basic safety: PST · FPFF · EFA · PSSR · STSDSDFourth EngineerMEO Class IV CoCAFF · MFA · PSCRB · Engine Room Simulator · High Voltage (Operational)Second EngineerMEO Class II CoCEngine Room Resource Management · High Voltage (Management)Chief EngineerMEO Class I CoCCommand-level sea time
Institutes running it
AMET UniversityKanathur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu₹10.8 lakh
Coimbatore Marine CollegeCoimbatore, Tamil Nadu₹7.2 lakh
HIMT CollegeChennai, Tamil Nadu₹9.8 lakh
IMU Kolkata Campus (MERI Kolkata)Kolkata, West Bengal₹6.6 lakh
IMU Navi Mumbai Campus (T.S. Chanakya)Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra₹8.3 lakh
Indian Maritime University — Chennai CampusChennai, Tamil Nadu₹8.7 lakh
Maharashtra Academy of Naval Education & Training (MANET)Pune, Maharashtra₹9.8 lakh
Southern Academy of Maritime Studies (SAMS)Chennai, Tamil NaduOn request
T.S. Rahaman InstituteMumbai, Maharashtra₹7.8 lakh
The Neotia UniversitySarisha, near Kolkata, West Bengal₹10.6 lakh
Tolani Maritime InstituteInduri, Pune, Maharashtra₹17.3 lakh
U.V. Patel College of Maritime Studies (Ganpat University)Mehsana, Gujarat₹10.2 lakh
Related courses
What comes after B.Sc Nautical Science?
Sea time as a deck cadet, followed by the Second Mate (FG) exam and CoC.
Course names, durations and validity follow common DG Shipping usage. Exact schedules, fees and eligibility are confirmed with each institute — see "Institutes running it" above. ← All courses