नौवहन महानिदेशालय
Directorate General of Shipping
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Government of India
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Roles And Responsibilities

Sr No. Designation Responsibilities
1 Capt. Vikram Singh Manhas, DY.NA,
MMD, Chennai
  • Shall discharge the duties as PO in absence of PO in office while on tour or on leave and regularize the matter through ex-post-facto approval after return from tour or leave.
  • Overall in-charge of all surveys & certification of vessels including sailing / fishing vessels, petroleum licence inspections, all audits (ISM/ISPS/MLC) & NSPC inspections and allocation of surveyors of the MMD, Chennai district after due consultation with Principal Officer.
  • Overall responsibility for matters related with Maritime Training Institutes including CIP matters.
  • In-charge for Casualty Investigations & Inquiries into Marine Causalities and Pollution cases.
  • Overall responsibility for matters related to registration of ships, mortgaging, ITC, GTL, CSR, Safe Manning Document.
  • First Appellate Authority under RTI Act for MMD, Chennai, GSO, SEO & SWO.
  • In-Charge of Court Cases.
  • All exemptions and extensions w.r.t statutory survey and certification of vessels.
  • Focal Point for all sub-ordinate offices on statutory and administrative matters.
  • Overall in-charge of STCW Examinations and Certification (Nautical).
  • Regular monitoring of online / email information: Rtimis (Appellate Authority), POCHNDYNA (MTI Inspections), mmdchn-nexam-ship@gov.in, Twitter (Nautical Examinations).
  • Feed Back System (Nautical) – MMD, Chennai.
2 Shri S. S. Murthy,
Engineer & Ship Surveyor-cum-DDG(Tech),
MMD, Chennai
  • Head of Office, including all establishment matters and grievances of the staff.
  • In-charge of all PSC and FSI matters.
  • All matters related to LSA, FFA as per SOLAS / MS Rules – Scrutiny / Approval of Plans / Reports, Type Approvals, Servicing of Equipment’s, GMDSS, FFA & LSA Service Stations, etc. All LSA & GMDSS files must be routed through Dy.N.A.
  • Overall in-charge of all Engineering STCW Examinations and Certification.
  • Vigilance Officer – All matters pertaining to vigilance aspects of MMD, Chennai district and the office of SM / SEO & SWO, Chennai.
  • Public Information Officer (CPIO) under RTI Act for MMD, Chennai.
  • Chairman - Purchase Committee.
  • Secretary, Seafarers Club.
  • Designated Officer to carry out duties assigned to Capt. Manhas and Shri R.R. Subbarao in their absence.
  • Regular monitoring of online / email information:
    • POCHNSRV (MTI Inspection)
    • Twitter (Engineering Examinations)
    • Feedback System (Engineering) – MMD, Chennai
3 Shri R.R. Subbarao,
Engineer & Ship Surveyor-cum-DDG(Tech), MMD, Chennai
  • In-charge of all surveys & certification of vessels including sailing / fishing vessels, petroleum licence inspections, all audits (ISM/ISPS/MLC) & NSPC inspections and all files must be routed through Dy. NA.
  • In-charge for matters related to registration of ships, mortgaging, ITC, GTL, CSR, Safe Manning Document and change of command. All files must be routed through Dy. NA.
  • Member - Purchase Committee.
  • All matters pertaining to CPWD works / repairs of MMD, Chennai district.
  • Designated Officer for handling all grievances / miscellaneous complaints of seafarers including handling of grievances for ‘online’ portal (CPGRAMS).
  • Nodal Officer for all Court Cases of MMD (Liaison with DGS and Govt. Counsels, tracking and follow-up of hearings, periodical reports to DGS, filing of counter affidavits etc.) in consultation with DY.NA.
  • Assistance Public Information Officer (APIO) under RTI Act for MMD, Chennai.
  • Assist Shri S.S. Murthy, E&SS for STCW Examinations and Certification including assessments (Engineering).
  • QA I/C for Quality System of EAC Branch.
  • Designated Officer to carry out duties assigned to Shri S.S. Murthy in his absence.
  • Regular Monitoring of online / email information:
    mmdchn-exeam-ship@gov.in,
    POCHNSRV (MTI Inspection),
    Twitter (Engineering Examination),
    Feed Back System (Engg.) – mmdch@exam-ship
4 Shri Arbind Kumar Choudhary, DY.CS (I/c) and Surveyor In-charge,
MMD, Visakhapatnam
  • Head of Office, including all establishment matters and grievances of the staff.
  • In-charge for matters related to registration of ships, mortgaging, ITC, GTL, CSR and change of command. All SMD applications shall be forwarded to MMD, Chennai with clear recommendation for processing and issuance of SMD at Chennai.
  • In-charge of all surveys & certification of vessels including sailing / fishing vessels, petroleum licence inspections, all audits (ISM/ISPS/MLC) at MMD, Visakhapatnam and nominate surveyors in consultation with PO, MMD, Chennai or Dy. NA.
  • Drawing & Disbursing Officer (DDO).
  • Public Information Officer (CPIO) under RTI Act for MMD, Visakhapatnam.
  • In-charge of all Engineering STCW Examinations and Certification.
  • Chairman - Purchase Committee.
  • Regular Monitoring of online / email information:
    sic.vizag-mmd@gov.in,
    POCHNSRV (MTI Inspection),
    Twitter (Engineering Examination),
    Fee Back System (Engg.)
5 Capt. V. Pardhasaradhi, Nautical Surveyor-cum-DDG(Tech),
MMD, Visakhapatnam
  • Raj Bhasha Adhikari (Hindi Officer) and all matters related to Official Language Implementation.
  • Member - Purchase Committee.
  • All matters pertaining to CPWD works / repairs of MMD, Visakhapatnam.
  • QA I/C for Quality System of EAC Branch.
  • Assistant Public Information Officer under RTI Act for MMD, Visakhapatnam.
  • Assist Dy. NA for Nautical STCW Examinations and Certification and visit MMD, Chennai as and when required by Dy. NA.
  • Designated Officer for handling all grievances / miscellaneous complaints of seafarers including handling of grievances for ‘online’ portal (CPGRAMS).
  • Regular Monitoring of online / email information:
    sic.vizag-mmd@gov.in,
    POCHNSRV (MTI Inspection),
    Twitter (Engineering Examination),
    Fee Back System (Engg.)