What is Merchant Navy?
Merchant Navy is a special Naval Service which is dedicated to international trade, their prime duty is to carry cargo across the globe. The merchant ships or vessels have a large number of workers to run, operate maintain the ship and deliver goods from one port to other. We can say that if there were no Merchant Navy, the import-export business would come to a standstill.
Merchant Navy Offers a lucrative career as one gets a perfect work life balance. For the time you spend on sea you are compensated with Time offs for family. This is a challenging career for those with strong nerves, especially when it comes to seas one must be a real traveler and explorer to bear the isolation. It provides amazing opportunity to visit newer destinations all around the globe.
You can appear for merchant navy after finishing class 12 with Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. You need to an unmarried Indian citizens (male or female) with normal vision (glasses up to plus or minus 2.5 may be allowed.) Admission is only through an entrance followed by a screening test and a main written examination. After clearing the test, there is an interview and a medical test. One also needs to complete a ship-training course prior to gaining employment. The course is mostly a short-term one where the candidates are taught the know hows of shipping.