DG Shipping Verifies Crew Certificates to Protect Jobs

The Directorate General of Shipping (DGS) is checking if sailors' certificates from other countries are real to protect Indian sailors' jobs.

This comes after unions complained about a rule that stopped ship owners from hiring sailors with certificates from some places.

The DGS found that many sailors have certificates from countries that don't have agreements with India.

Now, sailors have to prove their certificates are real.

If they are, they can work on ships.

If not, their certificates might be canceled.