समुद्रीय प्रशासन महानिदेशालय
Directorate General of Maritime Administration
Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Government of India
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Roles And Responsibilities

Sr No. Name Designation Responsibilities
1 Shri Killi Mohana Rao Chief Surveyor(I/c)
  • Leads the Engineering Wing with overall responsibility for ensuring safety, environmental compliance, and technical excellence in Indian merchant shipping.
  • Provides strategic direction in regulatory matters, decarbonization, and global maritime alignment.
2 Shri. Praveen R. Nair Dy. Chief Surveyor (1)
  • Overall in-charge and coordinator of Examination, Assessment and Certification of Engineers with assistance from other Examiners at DGS as described in Annex-1.
  • Appellate Authority of the Engineering Wing for all grievance related matters.
  • All matters related to the Safe Manning of vessels, including dispensation.
  • All matters related to STCW matters and IMO-HTW matters.
  • All Matters related to PPR and IMO Technical Cooperation Committee matters.
  • All matters pertaining to issuance of I/10 endorsement of Foreign CoC's.
  • All matters related to ISM implementation and identifying persistent substandard performance by companies/DPs ashore.
  • All matters of Approval and Monitoring of Fire Fighting Appliances, Life-saving appliance and Bunker Supplier Registration.
  • All matters pertaining to River-Sea vessels, Coastal vessels and operational limits of IV vessels.
  • All matters related to Fishing Vessels including Survey, Certification etc.
  • All matters pertaining to Casualty Investigation w.r.t matters concerning Engineering Wing.
  • Represent the Chief Examiner in the STCW Compliance Board in absence of the Chief Examiner / Chief Surveyor.
  • Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-samudra system in the respective areas of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with DyCS (2).
  • Matters related to transition to the new examination system.
  • Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor.
IMO Committees: MSC, HTW Sub-Committee, PPR, TCC
3 Shri. Shrish Kumar Dy. Chief Surveyor (2)
  • All Administrative and Staff Matters Pertaining to the Engg. wing under guidance of the Chief Surveyor.
  • Appellate Authority of the Engineering Wing as per RTI Act.
  • All matters related to survey and certification of ships, exemptions/dispensations related to SOLAS, MARPOL, Ballast Water Management and Antifouling Conventions.
  • All matters related to Flag State Implementation and Port State Control of Indian Ships and Foreign flagged ships coming to Indian Ports.
  • All matters related to monitoring of Recognised Organisations (RO).
  • Coordinating all matters pertaining to Green Shipping, Decarbonization and Sustainability initiatives including National Green Shipping Policy, Future Fuel Strategy for Maritime India and Sustainability of Ports initiatives under guidance of the Chief Surveyor.
  • Coordinating all matters related to MEPC and related Inter Sessional Working Groups (ISWG-GHG), under guidance of the Chief Surveyor.
  • All Matters related to Ship recycling & HKC.
  • Plan Approval related matters of the Engineering Wing.
  • Nodal Officer for implementation and monitoring of all e-governance and IT Infrastructure related matters of the Engineering Wing including transition to the proposed new website & e-samudra system with assistance from all other Engineering wing officers.
  • All Matters Related to IMSAS audit as Single Point of Contact for India.
  • Matters related to IOCE-SMarT and BSMarTC.
  • Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor.
IMO Committees: MEPC, ISWG-GHG, III Sub-Committee
4 Shri Mugilrajan Devarajan Engineer & Ship Surveyor (1)
  • Assist DyCS(1) in the conduct, coordination, assessment, and certification of all MEO Examinations.
  • Assist DyCS(1) in the implementation of the new examination system, including coordination with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) and NTA.
  • Assist DyCS(1) in all matters related to HTW, PPR and IMO Technical Cooperation Committee matters.
  • Verify and approving MEO Examination Results and CoC.
  • Participate in the meetings and activities of the STCW Compliance Board.
  • STCW Verification Cell to carry out the verification of foreign-issued CoC.
  • Assist DyCS(1) in all matters related to Approval of Maritime Training Institutes (Engineering courses) referred to the Engineering Wing.
  • Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system in the respective areas of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with DyCS (2).
  • Engineering Wing EAC Branch Quality Management System Incharge.
  • Assist DyCS(1) in all grievances related to MEO examination and certification.
  • Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor / Dy. Chief Surveyor(1/2).
IMO Committees: HTW, TCC, PPR
5 Shri. Pravin Kapale Engineer & Ship Surveyor (2)
  • Assist DyCS(1) in all matters related to ISM implementation and identifying persistent substandard performance by companies/DPs ashore.
  • Verify and approving MEO Examination Results and CoC.
  • Assist DyCS(1) in all matters pertaining to River-Sea vessels, Coastal vessels and operational limits of IV vessels.
  • Assist DyCS(1) in all matters related to Fishing Vessels including Survey, Certification etc.
  • Assist DyCS(2) in all matters related to Ship recycling & HKC.
  • Nodal Officer for all BIS Related Matters.
  • Assist DyCS(1) in all matters pertaining to Casualty Investigation w.r.t matters concerning Engineering Wing.
  • Country Focal Point for IMO GloLitter / RegLitter Projects.
  • All matters pertaining to IMO-PPR in consultation with DyCS(1).
  • Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system in the respective areas of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with DyCS (2).
  • Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor.
IMO Committees: HKC, LP
6 Shri Niket Pathak Engineer & Ship Surveyor (3)
  • CPIO of the Engineering Wing as per RTI Act 2005.
  • Assist DyCS(2) with matters related to survey and certification of ships, exemptions/dispensations related to SOLAS, MARPOL, Ballast Water Management and Antifouling Conventions.
  • Assist DyCS(2) in all matters related to BWM and AFS Conventions.
  • Assist DyCS(2) with matters related to Flag State Implementation and Port State Control of Indian Ships and Foreign flagged ships coming to Indian Ports.
  • Assist DyCS(2) with matters related to monitoring of Recognised Organisations (RO).
  • Verify and approving MEO Examination Results and CoC.
  • Assist DyCS(2) and E&SS(2) for implementation of New website related to FSI and RO monitoring.
  • Assist E&SS(1) In-charge of Near Coastal Voyage Examinations and certification.
  • Direct Incharge of all matters related to Rajbhasha monitoring and implementation in the Engineering Wing.
  • Assist DyCS(2) for Plan Approval related matters of the Engineering Wing.
  • Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system in the respective areas of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with DyCS (2).
  • Assist DyCS(2) with all procurement related matters of the Engineering Wing.
  • Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor.
IMO Committees: SDC, III
7 Shri Pravin Kumar Roy Engineer & Ship Surveyor (4)
  • Assist DyCS(2) in all matters pertaining to Green Shipping, Decarbonization and Sustainability initiatives including National Green Shipping Policy, Future Fuel Strategy for Maritime India and Sustainability of Ports initiatives.
  • Assist DyCS(2) in all matters related to MEPC and related Inter Sessional Working Groups (ISWG-GHG), PPR and Technical Cooperation Committee.
  • Assist DyCS(1) in all matters of Approval and Monitoring of Fire Fighting Appliances, Life-saving appliance and Bunker Supplier Registration.
  • Verify and approving MEO Examination Results and COC.
  • Assist DyCS(1) in all routine applications related to issuance of Engineering Stream Certificates of Proficiency (COPs).
  • Assist DyCS(1) in all matters related to IN-MN Transition and certification.
  • Assist DyCS(2) in all matters related to Port Reception Facilities including monitoring of complaints on GISIS and scheduling of audits.
  • Single Point of contact of the Engineering Wing for all correspondence with various Ministries, other Branches etc. & co-ordination matters, with the approval of the Chief Surveyor/concerned Dy. Chief Surveyors.
  • Nodal Officer for dealing with Court case matters, VIP References and Parliamentary Queries referred to the Engg. Wing with assistance from other officers dealing with the subject and the approval of the Chief Surveyor.
  • Nodal Officer for all matters pertaining to public grievances, helpdesk and vigilance (PG Portal, DGS Feedback, Tweet).
  • Coordinating Indo Danish Centre of excellence related activities as Steering group committee member.
  • Coordinating IMO Glo-Noise and assist E&SS(2) in the IMO GloLitter / RegLitter Projects related activities.
  • Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-samudra system in the respective area of responsibility, in consultation with DyCS(2).
  • Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor.
IMO Committees: MEPC, ISWG-GHG
8 Shri Navdeep Kharb Upper Division Clerk
  • ISM Cell.
  • All issues of safe Manning, Dispensation, Exemptions.
  • MARPOL & SOLAS related matters.
  • Port Reception Facilities.
  • RSV/Coastal Vessel matters.
  • IMO GHG & NGT Matters.
  • MEPC/IMO related work.
  • HKC and Ship Recycling Matters.
  • Any other work assigned by the CS and Officers.
Link Staff: Shri Krishan Murari Ranjan, UDC
9 Shri Krishan Murari Ranjan Upper Division Clerk
  • PSC/FSI Matters.
  • All issues pertaining to Vigilance/Coordination/F&A/Budget.
  • Bunker Registration.
  • LSA & FFA matters.
  • Survey & Certification matters.
  • All issues related to RTI/e-Governance.
  • IMSAS Related Work.
  • Monitoring of RO's.
  • Any other work assigned by the CS and Officers.
Link Staff: Shri Navdeep Kharb, UDC
10 Shri Ujjawal Siradhana Lower Division Clerk
  • All Engineering Examination, COP and CoCs/CoE related work.
  • EAC and QMS related work.
  • Nodal person for all references received from the Coordination Branch except those specifically allocated to other staff and ensure timely disposal.
  • All issues pertaining to Grievances/VIP Reference/Ministry's Reference/Court Cases.
  • All issues related to Maritime Training, STCW.
  • Plan approvals.
  • Any other work assigned by the CS and Officers.
Link Staff: Shri Navdeep Kharb, UDC / Shri Krishan Murari Ranjan, UDC