Candidate can select any five subjects out of the six from each Part and therefore shall satisfactorily complete the course and assessment of a total of ten subjects to consider for the award of the Extra First Class CoC.

The conduct and coordination of course will be undertaken by an institute designated for the purpose by the Directorate General of Shipping, and will spread over two semesters, Semester-I (January-June) covering Part A and Semester-II (July-December) covering Part B. 

The candidates are required to apply directly to the designated institute in order to enroll for the course and the conduct of course will be in correspondence mode with the provision for contact classes by the institute on demand from the candidates and if the institute so decides.

The assessment of the subject will be based on combination mode of assignment and examination. The weightage for the two may be different for different subject, as decided by the Institute Conducting the course. However, at no time the weightage for examination shall be less than 60%.

Institute conducting the course should ensure that the assignments are so designed that the analytic ability of the candidate is explored and evaluated, and the assignments in each subject should help in assessing the knowledge, comprehension, application and analytical capabilities of the candidates for different modules. The institute is required to prepare the guidelines for the written assignment and it should be a dynamic document to be updated from time to time with the consent of the Chief Examiner of Engineers.

The Examination for all subjects is expected to be conducted by the Directorate General of Shipping, twice in a year ie. in June and December every year. However, the candidates applying for the examination have to satisfactorily complete the course for the respective subjects, including the assignments, if any, as per the schedule prescribed by the institute, but in any case before 31st May and 30th November, respectively.

The assignments will have to be evaluated by the institute conducting the course. The records of the evaluated assignments are to be kept in electronic format for future verification.

 The designated institute conducting the course shall issue a certificate of completion of course to the candidate, mentioning the subjects he has satisfactorily completed along with the marks scored for the assignment part, if any, and also forward the details to that effect to the Mercantile Marine Departments, conducting the examinations by 5th June and 5th December, respectively.

 The duly filled-up applications from the candidates for the Examination shall reach the respective Mercantile Marine Department by 15th June and 15th December for the examination in June and December, respectively.

 Pass marks for each subject would be 50%. Candidates who fail to pass a subject would need to reappear for the written examination. They however, would be exempted to submit assignments again if they have secured 50% or more marks in such assignments.

The course and examination need to be successfully completed within a maximum of five years from the date of first enrollment for the course, failing which, the candidate has to undergo the complete course and examination all over again.

Candidates who have partly completed the Extra-First Class examination on the basis of existing syllabus have the option to migrate to the new syllabus, with due credits for the subjects he has successfully completed under the existing syllabus. However, in-case of candidates who are only left with dissertation under the existing extra first class syllabus will be required to complete the same by 31st December 2016, failing which he has to take examination of subjects of Part A and Part B under the new syllabus for which he was not examined under the old syllabus of Part A and Part B. 

The candidates who have successfully completed M.Sc degree in Maritime Affairs 

covering all aspects of “Administration of Maritime Safety and Environmental Protection 

from the World Maritime University, Malmo, Sweden or PGDMOM from IIT, Kharagpur 

shall be exempted from the following subjects and can therefore take credit for the same:-

A1. Law of the Sea & Maritime Law

A3. Shipping, Economics & Finance

A4. Marine Materials & Corrosion of Marine Structures

A5. Advanced Electrical, Electronic and Control Engineering Knowledge

B1. Maritime Regulations

B2. Management Techniques & Applications

B3. Naval Architecture

B4. Vibration Engineering

Candidates falling under the category mentioned at sub-para 5.2 above, would therefore 

have to clear two subjects, one each from Part A and Part B, out of the remaining four 

subjects (ie.A2, A6, B5 and B6).

 Candidates who have successfully completed Post Graduate course from World Maritime University, Malmo, Sweden in Maritime Affairs in streams other than those mentioned at sub-para.5.2 above are required to clear four subjects, two each from Part A and Part B out of six subjects (ie. A4, A5, A6 and B3, B4 and B5).

The fees for Course shall be paid by the candidates directly to the institute conducting the course, at the time of their enrollment.

 The fees for the Examination & Certification shall be paid to the Mercantile Marine Department, conducting such examinations as provided under Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping) Rules 2010.