{"id":2650,"date":"2026-08-16T14:02:57","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indosearch.in\/learn\/?p=2650"},"modified":"2026-08-16T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T14:03:00","slug":"safe-manning-for-type-3-river-sea-passenger-vessels","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.indosearch.in\/learn\/safe-manning-for-type-3-river-sea-passenger-vessels\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is the Minimum Safe Manning Scale for Type 3 River-Sea Passenger Vessels?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Minimum safe manning for Type 3 River-Sea passenger vessels<\/strong> comes from Annexure G-5 of DGMA Circular No. 54 of 2025, and it covers passenger vessels classed as Type 3 RSVs, including Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax configurations, whether they are carrying foot passengers only or vehicles as well. A vessel under 500 GT needs 7 nautical crew. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A vessel at 6000 GT and above needs 11, with foreign-going certificates required at the master and mate levels for the first time on this scale. If you manage a Type 3 river-sea ferry or a Ro-Pax vessel on that classification, Annexure G-5 decides what goes on its Minimum Safe Manning Document (MSMD), not Annexure F-6’s general cargo scale for the same vessel type and not Annexure G-6, which is reserved for Type 4 RSV passenger vessels instead.<\/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 sits inside the Annexure G subcluster covering passenger ships, Ro-Ro and Ro-Pax vessels, and special trade passenger vessels, following our guides to Annexure G-1 for passenger ships on international voyages<\/a> and Annexure G-3 for passenger ships within 20 nautical miles of the Indian coast<\/a>, and it is also the first guide in this series to connect back to the River-Sea Vessel classification covered in our Annexure F-6 guide for coastal voyages under 48 hours<\/a>, since Annexure G-5 crews the same Type 3 RSV hull once it is carrying passengers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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