Safe manning for River-Sea Vessels in harbour operations comes from Annexure F-4 of DGMA Circular No. 54 of 2025, and it is the scale that applies the moment a river-sea vessel (RSV) is confined to port limits, provided that vessel is not classed as RSV Type 1. A vessel under 200 GT needs just 3 … Read more
Minimum safe manning requirements for River-Sea Vessels Type 1 come from Annexure F-3 of Circular No. 54 of 2025. The scale covers five GT bands, from F3-a to F3-e. The minimum crew increases from 3 persons for vessels below 200 GT to 8 persons for vessels of 3000 GT and above but below 6000 GT. … Read more
Minimum safe manning for ICVs on the Indian coast operating on the Indian coast comes from Annexure F-2 of Circular No. 54 of 2025, and it’s a genuinely different scale from the harbour-only rules we covered in our last guide. A vessel under 200 GT needs 4 nautical crew here, not the 3 required under … Read more
Minimum safe manning for Indian coastal vessels in harbour operations comes from Annexure F-1 of Circular No. 54 of 2025, and it sets one of the lightest crew scales in the entire circular. A vessel under 200 GT needs just 3 nautical crew. A vessel at 6000 GT still needs only 8, far fewer than … Read more
Minimum safe manning requirements for foreign offshore areas come from Annexure E-2 of Circular No. 54 of 2025, and they set the strictest certificate standard of any offshore scale in the circular. Every vessel, even one under 200 GT, needs a master holding a foreign-going certificate. There is no NCV option anywhere on this scale, … Read more
Minimum safe manning requirements for Indian offshore vessels come from Annexure E-1 of Circular No. 54 of 2025, and they cover ships working the zone between 20 nautical miles off the Indian coast and the outer edge of India’s Exclusive Economic Zone. A vessel under 200 GT needs 5 nautical crew. A vessel at 6000 … Read more
Minimum safe manning requirements for harbour operations come from Annexure D of DGMA Circular No. 54 of 2025, and they set the lightest crew scale of any annexure in the circular. A vessel under 200 GT needs just 3 nautical crew, the smallest complement in the whole document. A vessel of 10,000 GT or above … Read more
Minimum safe manning requirements for Indian coast vessels come from Annexure C of DGMA Circular No. 54 of 2025, and they cover ships trading along India’s coastline, including the Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep. A vessel under 200 GT needs just 4 nautical crew. A vessel at 6000 GT or above needs 8, with … Read more
The minimum safe manning scale for near coastal voyages sets the nautical crew every Indian ship must carry under DGMA Circular No. 54 of 2025, Annexure B. A vessel under 200 GT needs a Master NCV or Mate NCV, one NWKO, and a small ratings team. A ship at 6000 GT or above needs a … Read more
Minimum safe manning requirements for Indian flag vessels are set out in DGMA Circular No. 54 of 2025, which fixes the exact number and rank of crew every Indian ship must carry, from a small harbour craft to a large tanker on international trade. The scale changes with vessel size, area of operation, and cargo … Read more
