MARINE ENGINEERING.

Hi friends.,

Let’s share some information regarding Marine Engineering career. , Interesting and exciting career at sea., if only you have a Passion towards it.

My Kind request is that “Come to Sea, only if you have a Passion.., not just to earn or since some of your relatives told to do a Marine course. If you join a Maritime course blindly, you may get bored if you didn’t like it. So think well before you do". And if you have made your decision clearly., then lets rock.

Basically one can do a four year Marine engineering course or Mechanical engineering and then one year up gradation course to become a Marine Engineer. Basic four STCW courses should be completed.

MEO exams plays an important role in the Marine Engineering career. Doing a four year Marine engineering degree will take you to sea., but surviving the sea depends on the individual. As a part of this., one has to pass the MEO exams from MMD(India) or from any other nations like (MCA, England or MPA, Singapore.)

First Part of the exams are MEO CLASS IV PART A ., One has to clear these exams before joining sea.., ie.. to join as a junior engineer on a ocean going ship. But, the education system in India is such that the candidates passing a certain Marine engineering Degree and after undergoing training in a Marine workshop is exempted from the Part A exams. Getting a proper Exemption Certificate from the MMD, he can sail as a Junior Engineer or Trainee Marine Engineer.

Then comes MEO CLASS IV PART B, to appear for this one has to sail as a Junior Engineer or TME for a period of minimum 180 days with 120 days of propulsion time. After completing the required sea time, the candidate can apply for CLASS IV PART B exams from the same MMD where he obtained CLASS IV PART A. He can also give exams from any other MMD in India provided that he has transferred his EXN-45 to that exam center. One can transfer the EXN-45 after clearing half the way in the exams. Say, after passing two functions from Chennai, he can also appear for other two functions from Kolkata or Cochin.

So, exams are flexible to the candidate and results are flexible to the examiner.. :-)

MEO Exams are easy when you are strong in the concepts with common sense, technical thinking and your dedication as a TME during your sailing.

So Friends., have a Happy and Safe Sailing .:-)

I will get back to you with more related posts.:-)