Electro Technical Officer Training



Electro Technical Officer Training (ETO) -

A highly specialized position, the Electro Technical Officer (ETO) in a merchant navy vessel utilizes expertise in handling all electrical equipment of the vessel unlike other engineers on board who are responsible for the engine watch keeping. The ETO training at SIMS, balances theoretical knowledge, practical skills, safety consciousness and efficiency.

  • Four month residential pre-sea training at the state of the art Ship-in-Campus
  • Eight months of onboard training as a trainee ETO after successful completion of the course
  • Certificate of Competency (COC) Examination conducted by the Directorate General of Shipping, Govt. of India.
  • Upon receiving COC, candidate eligible to serve as an Electro Technical Officer onboard merchant ship
  • Campus selection by the world’s best shipping companies

Requirement For ETO

Age For
BE/ B.Tech

Not more than 28 years (as on the date of commencement of the course)

Academic Qualification

Degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Electronics and Telecommunication/ Communication Engineering, or Electronics and Instrumentation or equivalent recognized by AICTE/ UGC Deemed University approved Institute during the entire duration of engineering with minimum marks of 55% in final year.

Candidate must clear his BE/ Btech in 4 years only

Numbers of ATKTs / Arrears / Repeats / Fail subjects during the entire degree Programme: Not more than six attempts

Marital Status

Unmarried

Language

English shall be one of the subjects with minimum marks scored 50% in class X or XII

Medical

Physically fit and meet the standards laid out by DG Shipping & ESM / SIMS*

Eyesight

No Color Blindness, Use of corrective lenses permitted but the maximum permissible limits, at entry, are 6/12 in each eye or 6/9 in the better eye and 6/18 in the other eye, for Distant Unaided Vision. (As given in M.S. Act, Medical Examinations, and Annexure B.)

Height

Boys: 157 cm minimum,         Girls: 152 cm minimum

Weight

Boys: 48 kg minimum,            Girls: 45 kg minimum

BMI

Should be between 19 and 27

Passport

Candidate must be in possession of a valid passport prior to joining the course

* A strict medical fitness test is necessary for all selected candidates prior to admission. Candidates are required to undergo a medical test as prescribed by a DG Shipping approved doctor who is also approved by SIMS.