{"id":2634,"date":"2026-08-16T09:04:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indosearch.in\/learn\/?p=2634"},"modified":"2026-08-16T09:04:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T09:04:53","slug":"safe-manning-for-passenger-ships-within-20-nm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indosearch.in\/learn\/safe-manning-for-passenger-ships-within-20-nm\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Minimum Safe Manning Scale for Passenger Ships Within 20 NM of the Indian Coast?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Safe manning for passenger ships within 20 NM of the Indian coast<\/strong> comes from Annexure G-3 of DGMA Circular No. 54 of 2025, and it covers passenger ships; Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax vessels; and special trade passenger vessels trading along the Indian coast, including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, within 20 nautical miles of shore. A vessel under 200 GT needs 6 nautical crew on a short run, rising to 7 the moment a voyage runs past 12 hours. A vessel at 6000 GT and above needs 11, with foreign-going certificates required at master and mate level for the first time on this scale. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you manage a coastal ferry, an inter-island Ro-Pax, or any passenger vessel working this route, Annexure G-3 decides what goes on its Minimum Safe Manning Document (MSMD), not Annexure C’s cargo scale for the same waters and not Annexure G-1’s international voyage scale.<\/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 opens our coverage of Annexure G, the set of scales that govern passenger ships, Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax vessels, and special trade passenger vessels across the whole circular, separate from the cargo scales we have covered so far, including our guide to Annexure G-1 for passenger ships on international voyages<\/a>, the scale this one is compared against later on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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