For SOC Barges and IV Barges, your crew manning structure is:

• First Class Master
• Second Class Master
• First Class Engine Driver
• Second Class Engine Driver
• Ordinary Seaman (OS)
• Cook

This can be used as the standard crew-manning structure for your barge operations.

The primary governing standard for safe crewing on Indian-flagged vessels.

This unified framework sets out the mandatory number, rank, and certification of nautical and engineering crew required for safe vessel navigation, fatigue avoidance, and pollution prevention.