Minimum safe manning for passenger ships between Indian ports comes from Annexure G-4 of DGMA Circular No. 54 of 2025, and it is the tightest operating envelope of any passenger vessel scale covered in this series so far. A passenger vessel under 200 GT needs 6 nautical crew here. A vessel of 6000 GT and … Read more
Minimum safe manning for passenger ships on NCV and short international voyages comes from Annexure G-2 of DGMA Circular No. 54 of 2025, and it is the only passenger vessel scale in the circular where the certificate requirement can change mid-voyage without the crew number changing at all. A passenger vessel under 200 GT needs … 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
