Q1.  What is Cruiseline Ship Management?
Ans. Cruiseline is a Ship Management Company which provides services to Shipping Companies. Cruiseline act as a professional intermediary contributing at two levels in the sector value chain. At one level it creates awareness about careers in the merchant navy ensuring a steady stream of human resource raw material which becomes an input for the academies and at the second level it offers the manpower trained at these academies to the shipping companies.

Q2.  Does Cruiseline Ship Management select candidates as per company requirement only?
Ans. Yes, as Cruiseline Ship Management is having a tie up with the worlds leading shipping company so companies send their manpower requirement to Cruiseline Ship Management and then Cruiseline Ship Management arranges required training for candidates to develop the skills required to work on ships.

Q3.  Why join Cruiseline Ship Management Pvt. Ltd.?
Ans.

1. Job surety, as we are having a tie up with the leading shipping companies.
2. No cash acceptance, payment only through demand draft in favour of the Directorate General of Shipping approved institutes.
3. Bank loan assistance is given to every candidate for complete training fees.
4. Certificate is given by Indian Maritime University/Directorate General of Shipping.

Q4.  What is Merchant Navy?
Ans. Merchant Navy is a Global Industry Centrally Controlled & Monitored by IMO Conventions. There after each Country has its own controlling authority e.g. D.G. Shipping India. The Merchant Navy is a non-combatant commercial fleet, which deals with transporting cargo and occasionally, passengers, by sea. Its fleet is therefore composed of passenger vessels, cargo liners, tankers, carriers, as well as other special types of vehicles. A career in this field is full of adventure and long voyages to exotic places. Trained people are required for the three main departments of the ship the deck, the engine and the service department. There are, thus, many career options that are available for any youngster that has dreams to join the merchant navy.

Q5.  What are the benefits of joining Merchant Navy?
Ans. Following are the benefits of joining Merchant Navy:

1. Getting paid to travel all over the world.
2. Cadets get paid to trained.
3. Most companies provide long paid holidays.
4. Medical insurance for officers & their family.
5. Most companies provide facilities to take families after a certain rank.
6. Tax free income in foreign ships.
7. Independence and responsibility at a young age.
8. Quick promotions.
9. No expenses whilst on board (High class accommodation and cuisine)
10. Adventure - No two days on the ship are the same.
11. Future opportunities to pursue a career ashore.

Q6.  Who should join Merchant Navy?
Ans. If you want to have adventure in your job then Merchant navy is one of the best career.

Q7.  How is Merchant Navy better than any other career option?
Ans. After 12th if you want a job by which you can earn handsome money then at lest you have to spend 3 years but in Merchant navy if you will spend 1 year then you will start earning after 1 year as your onboard training will start with your stipend. You will become independent in very young age. In shipping sector there is a huge demand of man power by which promotional opportunity is very high. In just at the age of 21 you will start earning in Lakhs which might be very tough in other sector.

Q8.  Who is the governing body of Merchant Navy?
Ans. Directorate General of Shipping is the governing body of Merchant Navy who deals with implementation of shipping policy and legislation so as to ensure the safety of life and ships at sea, prevention of marine pollution, promotion of maritime education and training in co-ordination with the International Maritime Organization, regulation of employment and welfare of seamen, development of coastal shipping, augmentation of shipping tonnage, examination and certification of Merchant Navy Officers, Supervision and Control of the allied offices under its administrative jurisdiction.

Q9.  What is CDC (Continuous Discharge Certificate)?
Ans. C.D.C means a Continuous Discharge Certificate-cum-Seafarer's Identity Document. This document certifies that the person holding this is a seaman as per The International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch keeping for Seafarers (STCW), 1978, as amended 1995. Every seafarer must carry this document while on board, which is also an official and legal record of his sea experience.

Q10.  Why pre sea training is required?
Ans. Pre sea training is essential for obtaining CDC. According to the D.G. Shipping rules, the eligibility conditions for applicant seaman other than Certificated Officers -

1. An applicant for issue of CDC as Deck, Engine and Catering (Saloon) Trainee shall have successfully completed the pre-sea training for ratings from an approved training institute as prescribed under sub-clause (b) of clause (ii) of sub-rule (2) of rule 28 of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarer's) Rules, 1998.
2. An applicant for issue of CDC shall have undergone the basic familiarization training and instructions as prescribed under sub-rule (1) of rule 33 of the Merchant Shipping (Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarer's) Rules, 1998.
3. In case of issue of CDC on compassionate grounds, the Director General of shipping may relax any or all of the provisions of this rule except sub-rules (5) and (6) of this rule in respect of all categories.

Q11.  What is pre sponsorship?
Ans. Pre sponsorship is an opportunity of job for the students before getting skilled for the particular job. The training is arranged according to the requirement of the company. Company provides pre sponsorship due to high demand of skilled manpower in shipping industry.

Q12.  Why company provides pre sponsorship?
Ans. Company provides pre sponsorship due to high demand of skilled manpower in shipping industry.

Q13.  Why company sponsor for job only & not for the training expenses?
Ans. There is an uncertainty for the company because student can join other company after completion of his training & the company will have to bear a heavy loss if they pay the training expenses.

Q14.  What is the benefit of pre-sponsorship?
Ans.

1. Job surety - Pre sponsorship gives surety to the students that after the successful completion of training, they will be absorbed onboard by the sponsored company.
2. Easy availability of bank loan - Pre sponsor letter helps students to avail the bank loan for their training as it is job surety letter so on the basis of this letter bank easily grant loan to the students.

Q15.  Can we apply for Education Loan?
Ans. Yes, Students can apply for bank loan. There are some important reasons why bank easily provide loan for the training:

1. Pre - Assured Job (Pre sponsor letter)
2. Highest Packages any Industry can offer.
3. Letters pertaining to the approval of courses.
4. References of Sanction of loan proposals for all banks.

Q16.  Can we take our family on ship?
Ans. Most companies provide facilities to take families after a certain rank.

Q17.  Can we take leave during On - Board Course? What are the Holiday Schemes after it?
Ans. Students are not allowed to take leave during On - Board Course except for any genuine reason and is sanctionable at the sole discretion of the Master of the Ship. After the Course Completion there are 5 months working 2 months off, 4 months working 2 months off, 2 months working 2 months off Schemes with Respective Shipping Companies.

Q18.  At what Circumstances Does the Admission get cancelled?
Ans. Here at Cruiseline we follow a very clear policy of transparency:

1. Admission can be cancelled if the student is declared Medically Unfit by our panel Doctor (approved by D.G. Shipping, India.)
2. Candidate fails to pass the Qualifying Examination required of him to join the course. (e.g. Degree, Diploma, S.S.C, H.S.C).

Q19.  What is the basic qualifications required for merchant navy career opportunities?
Ans. 10th Standard with minimum 40% marks in English.

Q20.  Is it necessary to have PCM (Physics, chemistry & Math's) to join merchant navy?
Ans. No, students can join Merchant Navy after 10th standard also if they have scored minimum 40% marks in English.

Q21.  Can I join merchant navy after completing B.E.?
Ans. yes, after B.E (Mech. /Elec. /Elex.) can join Merchant Navy. (Read more)

Q22.  Can I join merchant navy after completing Diploma (Polytechnic)?
Ans. yes, after Diploma (Mech. /Elec. /Elex.) can join Merchant Navy. (Read more)

Q23.  Is DNS (Diploma in Nautical Science) a good course to join merchant navy?
Ans. Yes, DNS is one of the best course for the 12th standard student as this course is having each & everything that a student want like just after the completion of DNS course(1 year) student's stipend starts & they became financially independent. 12th appearing students can also apply for this course. (Read more)

Q24.  What is the salary for the training period in merchant navy?
Ans. On Pre ship training student will not get any stipend but as soon as on board training will start students will get stipend as per their respective courses. (Read more)