Marine Careers

The Indian Maritime University, or IMU, conducts a Common Entrance Test (IMU-CET) once a year as a computer-based test. It is a national-level examination, and students who clear the exam are eligible for admission to the University’s undergraduate (UG) and postgraduate (PG) courses offered at the IMU Campuses and its affiliated institutions.

The exam is taken by students interested in pursuing courses like B.Tech Marine Engineering, B.Sc Nautical Science, B.Tech Naval Architecture & Ocean...

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3rd Officer or 3rd Mate is an aspirational rank in the merchant navy for many deck cadets who wish to join the merchant navy. It marks the first step for cadets to step into the shoes of officer responsibilities after training and to sail as an officer.

The duties of the Third Officer in the Merchant Navy can vary according to companies and types of ships. To better understand what the Third Officer does in the Merchant Navy, let’s look at the ship’s ranking system.

The top boss is the master, or...

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If cruise ships look like giant palaces or flashy kingdoms afloat on the ocean, adorned with all their glitz and glamour, it wouldn’t be an overstatement that the captain in command of these ships is undoubtedly the king of these floating kingdoms.

The captain undoubtedly, as it is in the case of cargo ships too, has the overall and overriding responsibility of everything related to that ship across departments and holds the highest office on the ship.

Unlike cargo ships though, cruise ships have...

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Selection Process

Finally, the application has been submitted. The nervous pangs start. Your mind goes over a thousand contraptions. Will I be shortlisted? Was my test score good enough? How would my profile fair with other applicants? Though it is a pressure situation, one should not overthink.

The shortlisting of an applicant for an interview and the final selection is done by Adcom –...

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Warehouses form part of the backbone of the global shipping industry. They act as a site for the temporary storage of goods during transit, consolidation, while waiting for customs clearance, etc.

There are different types of warehouses for the numerous goods being shipped across the world. Some of them are refrigerated to keep goods chilled, others are ventilated and well-lit to allow live animals to be temporarily herded, while others are automated to create an efficient and ergonomic transit...

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