Saloon Rating

If you are a merchant navy enthusiast, you must have heard about Saloon Rating course. It is a job oriented course that will help you get into the merchant navy sector! In this article, you will be reading about saloon rating course. The article covers basic details like course duration, eligibility criteria and admission process..

Merchant Navy offers Saloon Ratings course for 10+2 pass students. So, it is ideally suited if one has made up his mind early in life that this is the career path one is going to follow. Saloon Rating is a Six months Pre-Sea Training Program approved by the Directorate General of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India. The training comprises of theoretical and Practical study of Food Production, Food & Beverage Service, House-keeping and Maritime Familiarization which gives the successful trainees an opportunity to join the merchant shipping in the Hospitality Department.

As a Catering/Saloon rating you’ll perform a variety of jobs as well as being cook or cook/steward – such as forming part of emergency response teams involved in fire fighting, security and passenger controller rescue duties.