DIRECTOMTE GENEML OF SHIPPING.GOI. MUMBAI

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Subject:- Approvat for the conduct of HighVottage Safety and Switch Gear Course (HV-ETO) as notified through Training Circutar N0.1of 7011(Annex- ll)

Fite No.TR/Ci116(1)t2016

Approved by the

Director Generalof Shipping, Gol

Training Circular No.01 of 2016

Date : 15.2.2016

The amendments of 2010 (Manila Amendments) to the Standards of Training,Certification & Watch keeping of Seafarers (STCW) Convention reiterate the importut

"" 6itraining for seafarers and the need for seafarers to be certified competent in the different areasof their responsibilities by Janua4r, 2OlZ.

2. This circular addresses the requirement of training of marine engineering personnelhaving management responsibilities for the operation and safety of electrical po*L. plantsabove lO00 volts, as specified in SectionA/III-1, A/ILI-2, A/lll-6 &Blil/2 of the STCW Code2010 (Manila Amendments). This training is applicable to engineering officers and electro-technical officers/electrical officers intending to work on merchant ships fitted with electricalpower plants above 1000 volts.

3. The course curriculum for tle High Voltage Safety and Switch Gear Course for ElectroTechnical Officers as per the STCW 2010 Amendments was notified in the Annex II of the DGS,GOI Training Circular No.1 of 2011 dated 10.02.11.

4. Further, the Director General of Shipping, GoI has decided that this course can beconducted as a modular course, and approved maritime training institutes which are eligibte toconduct this course may apply for an approval thereof on the basis of the following guidelines.

5. The details of the course are as follows:

5.1 Name of the said course : High Voltage Safety and Switch GearCourse (HV-ETO)

5.25.35.4

Course IDDuration of Course :

Eligibility

: 16950 hours (6 working days)

: Maritime Training Institutes approved bythe DGS, GoI for the conduct of1. Pre-sea ETO course or2. Bridging course for ETO; or3. MEO Class II course; or4. MEO Class I courseare eligible to apply for this course.Rs.25,000/ -[Rupees Twenty five ttrousandonlyl

5.5 Processing fee :

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Subject:_- Approval for the conducloiHlgh -Vottage Safety and Switch Gear Course tftV-ETO) as notified through Training Circutar NO.1

TR/Ci116(1)t2016

Approved by

Director Generalof Shipping, Gol

Training Circular No.01 of 2O16

Date: 15.2.2016

5.6 Batch size5.7 Annual frequency

5.8 Infrastructurerequirement

5.9 Inspection required :

: Ma:rimum12: Max 48 batches in a vear.

: As per Annexures II and III, as applicable,of the DGS, GoI's TC No. 1 of 2OI1 dated10.02.11.By the jurisdictional Mercantile MarineDepartment prior to an approval.

6' The foregoing guidelines shall come into force with an immediate effect.

7 ' This is issued with the a_pproval of Director General of shipping, em6 ex-officioAdditional Secretary to the Govt.of india in exercise of t.lle powers conferred. on him underchapter IX [Rule 75] of the Merchant shipping (standards of rraining, - caruncation &watchkeeping for seafarers) Rules, 2ol+, nounla under sections Tg, gz, g{, s{,+so#qz

"r;458 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 195g, as amended --' -(l ;^-##-

Deputy Director General of Shipping(Trainingj

To;All Mercantile Marine Departments, GoIAll Maritime Training Institutes.All the Recognized organizations/ classification societies.