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1. No. of seafarers registered and No. of seafarers employed up to March, 2022

Item As On Date Value
Total Registered Seafarers 533224
Details of Seafarers employed 205787
Officers 89525
Ratings 116262
2. Total number of approved Maritime Training Institutes as on 30.06.2023

Item Value
Pre-sea Maritime Training Institutes 79
Post-sea Maiitime Training Institutes 86
3. Total numbers of seafarers admitted as on 31.12.2022

Item Value
GP Rating 8017
Diploma in Nautical Science 1166
B.Sc Nautical Science 1086
BE B. Tech.4 Year Engg. course 730
GME 1081
CCMC 1152
4. SID: Present status- Issuance of Biometric Seafarers Identity Document (BSID) as on 31.05.2023

Item Value
Shipping office Mumbai 80686
Shipping office Kolkata 27356
Shipping office Chennai 27745
MMD Noida 41024
MMD Goa 20825
MMD Mangalore 7164
MMD Kochi 23201
MMD Vizag 12568
MMD Kandla 4992
TOTAL: 245561
5. Tonnage under Indian Flag: Present Status- The number of Ships and Tonnage as on 30.06.2023.

Type of Ships No. of Ships Gross Tonnage Dead Wt. Tonnage
Coastal operating ships 1039 1731598 2037352.10
Foreign going ships 490 12158902 19031684.00
TOTAL: 1529 13890500 21069036.1