Useful Indian maritime
websites, in one place.
Official links Indian seafarers and ship management offices use most: DGMA services, licence checks, welfare, weather and ports. Checked November 2026.
Note: under the Merchant Shipping Act, 2025, the Directorate General of Shipping is now the Directorate General of Maritime Administration (DGMA). Many forms, portals and older documents still show the old name.
These are official or established sites. Always check a website address carefully before you enter personal details or pay any fee, and never pay a recruiter whose licence you have not checked on the DGMA RPSL list.
Regulator and e-governance
DGMA, Directorate General of Maritime Administration (formerly DG Shipping)India's maritime regulator: circulars, notices, certificates and seafarer services.www.dgma.gov.ineSamudra portalOnline applications and payments for CoC, CDC, INDoS, exams and other DGMA services.esamudra.dgshipping.gov.inINDoS numberHow the Indian National Database of Seafarers number works and how to get one.www.dgma.gov.in/training-branch/training-branch-indosCDC (Continuous Discharge Certificate)Issue and renewal of the CDC.www.dgma.gov.in/crew-division/crew-continuous-discharge-certificateBiometric Seafarer Identity Document (BSID)The seafarer identity document and how to apply.www.dgma.gov.in/crew-division/crew-biometric-seafarer-identification-documentApproved maritime training institutesCheck that an institute is approved before you enrol.www.dgma.gov.in/training-branch/training-branch-list-of-approved-mtiApproved coursesDGMA-approved STCW and other courses.www.dgma.gov.in/training-branch/training-branch-list-of-approved-coursesApproved medical examinersDoctors approved to carry out seafarer medical examinations.www.dgma.gov.in/maritime-health/medical-examiner-listMercantile Marine Department, MumbaiMMD office for examinations and surveys; other MMD offices are listed on the DGMA site.www.dgma.gov.in/mmd-mumbai-about-us
Before you pay any manning agent
Valid, invalid and suspended RPSL agenciesCheck that a recruitment and placement agency holds a valid licence.www.dgma.gov.in/crew-division/list-of-valid-invalid-temporarily-suspended-rpslBlacklisted companiesRecruiters and companies DGMA has blacklisted.www.dgma.gov.in/crew-division/blacklisted-companiese-Navik grievance redressalRegister a complaint as a seafarer, 24x7.www.dgma.gov.in/crew-division/e-navik-grievance-redressal-mechanismSeafarers' rightsYour rights and entitlements under MLC 2006.www.dgma.gov.in/crew-division/crew-seafarers-rights
Welfare, provident fund and unions
Seafarers' Welfare Fund SocietyWelfare schemes for Indian seafarers and their families.www.dgma.gov.in/crew-division/crew-swfsSeamen's Provident Fund OrganisationProvident fund and pension for Indian seafarers.www.spfo.gov.inNational Union of Seafarers of India (NUSI)Seafarers' union: welfare and wage agreements.www.nusi.org.inMaritime Union of India (MUI)Seafarers' union for officers and ratings.maritimeunionofindia.comISWAN SeafarerHelpFree, confidential 24-hour helpline for seafarers worldwide.www.iswan.org.uk/seafarerhelp
Government, class and education
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and WaterwaysPolicy, acts and notifications.shipmin.gov.inSagarmala ProgrammePort-led development and the maritime startup initiative.sagarmala.gov.inIndian Register of Shipping (IRClass)India's classification society.www.irclass.orgIndian Maritime UniversityCentral maritime university: admissions and the common entrance test.www.imu.edu.inShipping Corporation of IndiaIndia's national shipping company.www.shipindia.comDirectorate General of Lighthouses and LightshipsAids to navigation on the Indian coast.dgll.nic.inInland Waterways Authority of IndiaNational waterways.iwai.gov.inNational Maritime FoundationMaritime policy research.maritimeindia.org
Safety, search and rescue, weather
Indian Coast GuardMaritime search and rescue (MRCC) and coastal safety.indiancoastguard.gov.inIndian NavyNaval authority for Indian waters.indiannavy.gov.inINCOIS Ocean State ForecastWave, wind and current forecasts for Indian seas.incois.gov.in/site/services/osf.jspIMD sea area bulletinMarine weather and cyclone bulletins from the India Meteorological Department.mausam.imd.gov.in/Forecast/seaarea_bulletin_new.php
Major ports
Jawaharlal Nehru Port AuthorityNavi Mumbai.www.jnport.gov.inMumbai Port AuthorityMumbai.mumbaiport.gov.inDeendayal Port AuthorityKandla, Gujarat.www.deendayalport.gov.inMormugao Port AuthorityGoa.www.mormugaoport.gov.inNew Mangalore Port AuthorityKarnataka.newmangaloreport.gov.inCochin Port AuthorityKerala.www.cochinport.gov.inV.O. Chidambaranar Port AuthorityTuticorin, Tamil Nadu.www.vocport.gov.inChennai Port AuthorityChennai.www.chennaiport.gov.inKamarajar PortEnnore, Chennai.www.kamarajarport.inVisakhapatnam Port AuthorityAndhra Pradesh.vizagport.comParadip Port AuthorityOdisha.paradipport.gov.inSyama Prasad Mookerjee PortKolkata and Haldia.smportkolkata.shipping.gov.in
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