Seamen and e-Migrate

Directorate General of Shipping has launched e-Migrate system for seafarers keeping in view the difficulties faced by lndian seafarers who are recruited and placed on board foreign flag vessels by unlicensed Recruitment & Placement Service (RPS). 

 As per e-migrate system every lndian seafarer leaving lndian Seaport or Airport for joining ship requires to go through e-migrate system, any seafarer, except those exempted as per the guidelines, who attempts to join or joined ship without e-migrate would not be allowed to join/continue on ship. 

 For more details kindly visit website of Directorate General of Shipping at https://www.dgshipping.gov.in/index.aspx