REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM INDIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY FOR THE CONDUCT OF PRE SEA COU… — THE INDIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY ACT, 2008

CHAPTER- 1 REQUIREMENTS AND PROCEDURES TO OBTAIN APPROVAL FROM INDIAN MARITIME UNIVERSITY FOR THE CONDUCT OF PRE SEA COURSES FOR TRAINING FOR SERVICE IN THE MERCHANT NAVY PART - 1 Administration and approval 11 Importance of pre-sea training: Ships are only as good as the persons who man them_ Safety and efficiency of ships are dependent upon the professional competence and dedication to duty, of the seafarers on board the ships To achieve this; maritime education and training, and within that; the pre-sea training, is of vital importance. All Institutes that conduct; O intend to conduct; pre-sea induction courses for merchant navy should aim at excellence and abide by these guidelines as set forth herein. Where considered necessary; additional norms may be issued by the Indian Maritime University (hereafter IMU) for different categories of pre - sea induction courses_ The IMU reserves the right to change, add, modify, rescind or replace these norms, O any part thereof, whenever considered necessary: Training of maritime personnel in India has been accorded the highest priority by the Government of India: To ensure that the competence of Indian seafarers is accepted throughout the world, improvements have been made from time to time in the training of seafarers in India. With advances in technology, and consequent changes, especially due to STCW 95, the international concept and practice of maritime training has undergone major changes in quality and quantity: To increase the supply of trained seafarers, the Government began to encourage maritime training in the private sector on large scale in 1997. IMU, vested with powers and responsible for implementation of matters related to merchant shipping, has been issuing directives, whenever necessary, to ensure that internat