{"id":2595,"date":"2026-08-15T06:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T06:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indosearch.in\/learn\/?p=2595"},"modified":"2026-08-15T12:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:29:26","slug":"safe-manning-for-coastal-voyages-under-48-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indosearch.in\/learn\/safe-manning-for-coastal-voyages-under-48-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Minimum Safe Manning Scale for River-Sea Vessels on Coastal Voyages Under 48 Hours?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Safe manning for coastal voyages under 48 hours for<\/strong> river-sea vessels<\/strong> comes from Annexure F-6 of DGMA Circular No. 54 of 2025, and it applies once a Type 3 or Type 4 RSV leaves the harbour for a genuine coastal passage, provided that passage runs under 48 hours. A vessel under 200 GT needs 4 nautical crew here, one more than the same vessel would need tied to a harbour under Annexure F-4. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A vessel between 3000 GT and 6000 GT needs 8, with a dedicated watchkeeping officer required on the bridge. If you manage a Type 3 or Type 4 RSV that regularly makes short coastal runs rather than staying inside port limits, Annexure F-6 is the table that decides its Minimum Safe Manning Document (MSMD), not Annexure F-4 and not Annexure F-5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This guide continues our series on minimum safe manning requirements for Indian flag vessels<\/a>, which maps every annexure in the circular. It builds directly on our Annexure F-4 guide for RSV harbour operations<\/a>, since the two scales share the same GT bands and, for many vessels, the same crew, right up until the vessel actually leaves port.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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