To meet the emerging challenges, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) has revised its Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) Code in 2010, and the Indian Administrator, being member state, has adopted the revised instrument in 2014, well before the due date. Where considered necessary, additional norms have been adopted by the Directorate General of Shipping for different categories of courses. These guidelines are now consolidated through the present Training Manual and all Institutes that conduct, or intend to conduct courses for merchant navy should aim at excellence and abide by these guidelines as set forth herein. The DGS reserves the right to change, add, modify, rescind or replace these guidelines, or any part thereof, whenever considered necessary.The objective of this Training Manual is to establish common minimum standards for all MTIs approved by the Directorate. This applies to all MTIs conducting approved training courses viz. pre-sea training, post-sea competency, modular, and simulator courses. The Training Manual has been framed to give full and complete effect to the implementation of the amended provisions of International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watch-keeping for Seafarers