{"id":2606,"date":"2026-08-15T14:29:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T14:29:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indosearch.in\/learn\/?p=2606"},"modified":"2026-08-24T05:27:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T05:27:18","slug":"safe-manning-for-rvs-in-unrestricted-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indosearch.in\/learn\/safe-manning-for-rvs-in-unrestricted-operations\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Minimum Safe Manning Scale for River-Sea Vessels in Unrestricted Operations?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Minimum safe manning for RVS in unrestricted operations<\/strong> comes from Annexure F-7 of DGMA Circular No. 54 of 2025, and it is reserved for a single vessel category: Type 4 RSVs, the only river-sea vessels cleared to ply between Indian ports in all weather conditions, with none of the duration or daylight limits that apply to Types 1, 2, and 3. A vessel under 200 GT needs 4 nautical crew here. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A vessel between 3000 GT and 6000 GT needs 8, with a dedicated watchkeeping officer already required from a much lower tonnage than on any other RSV scale. If you manage a Type 4 RSV that trades without a voyage-length ceiling, Annexure F-7 is the table that decides its Minimum Safe Manning Document (MSMD), not the coastal voyage scale under Annexure F-6 and not the harbour scale under Annexure F-4.<\/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 DGMA Circular No. 54 of 2025. It is the last of five posts covering River-Sea Vessel manning, following our guides to Type 1 RSVs<\/a>, RSV harbour operations<\/a>, and RSV coastal voyages under 48 hours, and it closes out the RSV cluster at the type of operation those three scales all build toward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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