Electronics and Communication Engineering

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To take admission in Merchant Navy, you need to pass 12th in Science (Physics, Chemistry, Maths) with 1 year pre-sea training as a deck cadet.
You can also join it directly after B.Tech in marine engineering, mechanical, electrical, electronics & telecommunication, naval architect.
If you pursue B.Sc (Nautical Science) in the officer cadre, it will lead you to become captain after 5-7 years of experience.
Except marine engineering candidates, others have to undergo a 10 months pre-sea training which is offered by many institute and port trusts or recruiting company itself. After that you will be appointed as a 5th or junior engineer. It will take 5-7 years depending on your abilities to become 'chief engineer'.
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Some of the colleges offering merchant navy are :
-The KLUB International Maritime Solutions, Kollam (Kerala)
-Zenith Ocean Ship Management Pvt. Ltd., Jaipur (Rajasthan)
-Oceanic Marine Services Pvt. Ltd, Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)
While selecting the best college, you need to check some of the important parameters such as recognition, year of establishment, batch size, syllabus, faculty, fees, placements etc.
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Please remember US is one of the finest study destination to pursue masters degree, there are many good universities in US offering masters degree in various fields.
In order to pursue masters degree from universities in US, you need to have relevant undergraduate degree from recognized university with good academic record preferably 60%-70% plus in graduation, plus you need to take below mentioned tests:
1. GRE.
2. TOEFL or IELTS.
Please note that the eligibility criteria for admission may differ from university to university.
For your reference find below some of the finest universities in US offering masters degree in ECE and related fields:
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- University of California–Berkeley.
- University of Arizona.
- Ohio State University, and many more universities.
Please remember application deadlines in US universities for international students are set by the department delivering each program, and these deadlines may be as early as 12 months before the program begins.
So, in order to know the exact application deadline it would be always advisable to browse through the university's website you wish to apply.
Overall,universities in US have 2 admission intake in a year namely:
- Fall(September) intake.
- Spring(January) intake.
In most of the universities the deadline for fall intake is July and for spring intake it is November.
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The work
As a Merchant Navy engineering officer, you would operate and maintain the machinery and support systems on a ship, both above and below deck. You would work with the engines, ventilation systems, navigation and communications equipment, and deck fittings such as cranes, hoists and landing craft.
Your job would be graded according to your experience and qualifications, with each grade having slightly different responsibilities:
Chief Engineer – overall authority for planning engineering tasks and allocating staff
Second Engineer – supervising the day-to-day duties of staff and engine crew
Third Engineer – assisting the second officer and looking after electrical systems and machinery
Junior/Fourth Engineer – carrying out general machinery maintenance. This is often the first posting for an officer trainee.
Whatever your engineering grade, your duties would include:
running scheduled maintenance checks on machinery and systems
responding to equipment failure alerts and repairing faults
maintaining fuel levels and stocks of spare parts
updating record management systems
mentoring and supporting trainees.
In the Merchant Navy, you could work on passenger ferries, cruise liners, container ships, bulk carriers, tankers, and salvage and supply vessels. In the Royal Fleet Auxiliary (civilian-crewed ships that support the Royal Navy), you could have responsibility for weapons maintenance.
Hours
You would work shifts, known as 'watches', which would vary according to the size of the ship. On a large vessel, you might work four hours on duty followed by eight hours off.
The amount of time you would spend at sea could last from a few days or weeks to several months. Your shore leave between voyages would also vary in length. You would spend most of your shift in the engine control room and the engine room. You may also have to work in uncomfortable conditions, like confined spaces in the vessel's hull or refrigerated areas.
If you are with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary, you may be required to work in conflict zones.
Income
Sponsored trainee salaries are usually around £8,000 a year. Newly qualified engineering officers earn around £25,000 a year. Experienced officers earn from £26,000 to £50,000. Chief engineering officers can earn between £32,000 and £65,000.
The employer will pay for food and accommodation at sea, and some travel costs when ashore.
Figures are intended as a guideline only.