MARGAO
The Director General of Shipping on Wednesday stated that the CDCs of OCI holders and Citizens of Indian origin will be returned to the bearer of the same after its cancellation with due endorsements on it.
However, the seafarer’s sea service records may be kept in the DGS online system for future reference.
The DG Shipping had issued a merchant shipping notice dated February 16, 2017 directing the seafarers of Indian origin who have acquired foreign nationality and are in possession of Indian Continuous Discharge Certificate (CDC) to surrender the same to the jurisdictional shipping master, government shipping office.
However, the DG, Shipping had received representations from OCI/Foreign citizens of Indian origin requesting to return CDC booklet after its cancellation for the sake of keeping records of his sea service.
Deputy Director General of Shipping (Crew), SubhashBarguzer has in a notice issued on Wednesday that it has been decided that the CDC can be returned to the bearer of the same after its cancellation with due endorsements on it.
Meanwhile, Goan Seamen Association of India has said after the cancelation of the CDC, the CDC will be returned to the bearer for safe keeping of records after cancelation and the Seafarers sea service records will be kept in DGS online system for future references.