What do seamen need to join a ship from an Indian port?

The document notes that Bangladeshi seamen joining a ship from an Indian port also apply for a transit visa, and that separate Visa Manual provisions apply to them. It gives special permission from DG-Shipping and a seaman's book as examples.

There is an important limitation to state plainly here: the document does not give a complete list. The sentence ends with “etc.” and refers you to the Visa Manual for the detail. That manual is not published alongside this document.

So do not treat this page as the final word. If you are applying as a seaman, get the full list from the application centre — we are reporting only what the official document actually says, and not filling in the rest by guesswork.