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Who issues it
নৌপরিবহন অধিদপ্তর [Department of Shipping], Director-General.
Buoyage
IALA region A

Do you need a licence?

Section 36 of the Inland Shipping Ordinance requires competency certificates for inland engineers, masters and engine-drivers. Requirements and exemptions for private leisure boats could not be confirmed.

Professional deck titles

  1. Rating forming part of a Navigational watch

    STCW II/4
    What it lets you do
    Serve as a rating assisting with the navigational watch on seagoing ships.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

  2. Deck Officer Class - 5

    What it lets you do
    Deck-officer competency certificate; current vessel and voyage limits were not verified.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

  3. Deck Officer Class - 4

    What it lets you do
    Deck-officer competency certificate; current vessel and voyage limits were not verified.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

  4. Deck Officer Class - 3

    What it lets you do
    Deck-officer competency certificate; current vessel and voyage limits were not verified.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

  5. Deck Officer Class - 2

    What it lets you do
    Deck-officer competency certificate; current vessel and voyage limits were not verified.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

  6. Deck Officer Class - 1

    What it lets you do
    Deck-officer competency certificate; current vessel and voyage limits were not verified.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

Radio certificates

  1. Restricted Operator's Certificate (GMDSS)

    ROC
    What it lets you do
    Restricted certificate for operating GMDSS maritime radio equipment.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

  2. General Operator's Certificate (GMDSS)

    GOC
    What it lets you do
    Certificate for operating GMDSS maritime radio equipment.
    Where to study
    Study it in Academy

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Official sources: Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs — Inland Shipping Ordinance, 1976, Chapter III, section 36 · Department of Shipping — COC Manual (Deck), sections 1.2, 3.1 and 3.2 · Department of Shipping — Main Course Certificate: navigational-watch and able-seafarer-deck CoP applications · Bangladesh Marine Academy — Simulators: GMDSS courses, examinations and certification · US National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency — Sailing Directions, Publication 160: Bangladesh, Buoyage System · International Maritime Organization — STCW/CONF.2/33, Chapter II, regulations II/4 and II/5