Dated-11/05/2009
Kind Attention: Joint Secy.(Shipping),after waiting for a call from the Chief Surveyor,for redressal of hurtful to my earning possibilities grievances,one way or the other,so that I can proceed further for alleviation of my woes.Today one month has lapsed since my appeal, hence my appeal to your goodselves.
Dated-11/04/09
Subject: tampering with the life of my COC, thereby meddling with my earning potentials and also committing a gross violation of article 22 of the Constitution of India, joyfully kicking at my own and my dependant’s stomach in the right royal traditional Indian style, in these days of recession all round, including in the Shipping trade.
Dear Sir,
It all began when Capt. Sagar inspecting AIIMT at Babatpur, Varanasi advised me to update my certificate with STCW’95-convention as it would go a long way in helping myself and the students of the institute ,whom I would be teaching.
A letter was made by the Institute and Sri RPB Nair replied, regarding the need of the revalidation course, which I completed on 26.02.2004 at the LBS. But the MMD was not satisfied with myself being a member of the faculty. The then Chief Surveyor asked me to proceed to Sea for three months in the next lower rank. I sailed for four months in the SCI. Thereafter, I proceeded to teach in the AIIMT.I came back to Mumbai to upgrade my COC to ’95-convention and paid the fee, as directed. After having paid the fee I was accosted by a MMD Surveyor, who immediately declared that I have to go back to sea and complete six months of sailing before conversion of the COC.
I made a few representations and went back to teach.
Much afterwards, I realized that certification is the responsibility of the MMD and I sent a copy of my grievances and representation to POMMD. Soon enough there was a call from an angel in the form of a Surveyor, on my BSNL no ,who pacified my ruffled feathers and soon enough there was another call on my mobile to rush to MMD Mumbai, before 22nd of April, to revalidate my COC. There was a confirming letter also to that effect. And all the formalities were completed in a jiffy. However the sight of the COC evaded me for long as the SCI had to be issued a post-facto permission for dispensation for my sailing.
The COC was issued on 20.04.2006 and I received it on 16.05.2006.
Through utter callousness on part of the dealing clerk (Sri Parab ) the validity of the COC was only till 26.02.2009 and I was immediately proceeding to take classes at AIIMT,I thought the mistake can be corrected, once I would take it to a senior Surveyor and I got busy in manifold responsibilities of my farm and city dwellings, including my second daughter’s impending betrothal, which consumed very nearly two years of my life, and soon it was time to revalidate the Revalidation Course.
I tried my utter best for a few months exemption under para 46,so that I could earn enough to pay-off my loans and say good-bye to sea. But no one cared a bit.
Then on the basis of my many letters, Sri Mehrotra forwarded my letter to Sri Pratap Bhosle to deal with the same. It took me three and a half hours and a cup of tea to convince him that my stand was just and right but unfortunately he expressed his inability to change the validity of my COC to 19.04.2011,(for a period of five years, as it should be),from the present date of 26.02.2009 ,speaking of many problems that would arise in the days of the RTI.
The file notings and issue of Circular No.105 0f 29th January etc. gave me an insight as to who else other than Sri Parab was responsible for the deliberate and premeditated sabotage on my COC. There was no Circulars in existence about co-relating the life of a COC with the expiry of the Revalidation course and the act of shortening the life of COC has resulted from my last representation about the malafides of a section in the Directorate. The same had sprung to life again and extinguished the life of my COC, half way through .It does not hold good by the virtue of a circular framed seven months afterwards, which would seem to have been framed for covering up the tampering and meddling done on my COC(seven odd months earlier, at the express orders and behest of someone not happy with me and peeved with for some stupidity and strong-headed ness of mine).Luckily the said circular has left the option alone of the retrospective effect(say for instance since the 1st of April 2006).That gives me a chance to have it corrected, by your goodselves, including from the person responsible for the tampering in the first place.
I have written twice about two batch-mates of mine at the LBS, in February ’09, who did not have to worry about the revalidation of their COCs after the revalidation course as Mr. M’s COC, he said expires in July’09 and he was flying to US to join a ship and Mr.K whose COC expires in August’09 and he was proceeding locally, in his old company to join a vessel. So what purpose are the Circular nos. 105 ,including supersession of circular no 64 © serving accept for having damaged the life-line of my COC.
No doubt it is a fit case to go to the Court of Law. But the bench always queries as to whether all the avenues of redressal have been explored before coming before their Lordships/lordship? In this case I don’t think so. Mr. Bhosle promised to take it before your goodselves, but as you were holding two charges, you were unlikely to find time to go into it personally.
Now that Mr. Mehrotra must have returned from London, he can spare a few moment and undo the wrong done to me, deliberately or otherwise(I hope without any further complications).How do I go against the DGS, who are created to look-after the welfare of seamen? Inadvertently or deliberately some harm is done and like late Justice Guman mal Lodha used to say there is no wrong that can not be corrected. And as I have pleaded already it can be corrected in the engineering department itself and no one ought to know anything about it.
So this is my final pleading to the Chief Surveyor to the Govt. of India with all the humility at my disposal, with folded hands that I pray and beg of you to very kindly undo the injustice done to me and allow me to breath again and thereby permit me to sail and stop the violation of article 22 of the constitution and my right to livelihood for myself and my family. I want no undue favour as I am entitled to enjoy full five years of my COC’s life for being in a position to earn and pay-off my loans. I have tried for 2/E.O.’s job, but to no avail. So I am further resolved to seek justice for myself and my COC.
Yours Obediently
Suresh Pratap Singh
Marine Chief Engineer
COC No.:95W-5067
singh.suresh99@gmail.com
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