Merchant Navy Officer scope

Below are the rules and regulations in merchant navy.
1. Punctuality
2. Drinking
3. Sobriety is essential to the basic functioning of manpower onboard a merchant ship
4. Smile and Greet
5. Documentation and safety gears
6. Safety First. Follow rules.
7. Listen and understand instructions carefully, any d

Career as a Merchant Navy could be in 2 fields mainly - Engineer or a Cadet. Other fields could be catering, junior offiecers, etc. Subjects Required :Only PCM students can apply. Entrance Exam
IMU- CET :Indian Maritime University conducts an entrance exam IMUCET for various courses such as B.Sc. Nau

There is much more scope in merchant navy.
Check out the complete details in given link:
http://www.indiaeducation.net/careercenter/professional-courses/merchant-navy/

Hello Vasu, I feel with the Indian economy booming, there will be great opportunities in shipping industry in years to come. Hence I feel merchant navy has much better scope.

You have a very bright chance of job opportunities after marine engineering. But I wonder why you want to do marine engineering after your mechanical engineering. If an offshore job is your priority then do merchant navy course. It is for a maximum 3-years duration only.

Hi Anant!. Merchant Navy is the backbone of international trade, carrying cargo all over the world. There is ample scope of merchant navy jobs in India. Shipping companies in the government and private sector provide favorable job prospect and growth along with foreign shipping lines and companies.

Hello Shivam,
Merchant Navy officers are working along ships. These sail in waters and as a result you are away from home for long periods of time. So, to compensate, many companies offer such arrangement but it's not the rule.

You are not eligible for joining Merchant Navy being an arts stream student in your graduation degree course as for the same you need to be a science stream in your graduation too.
But as you are a science stream in your 12th then you have the option of NDA examination for joining Merchant navy if yo