Section 30 in The Inland Steam Vessels (Madhya Pradesh) Rules, 1962
30.
The qualifications to be required of a person desirous of obtaining a certificate of competency to act as a serang shall be as follows :(1)the candidate shall be not less than 21 years of age.(2)He shall produce satisfactory testimonials of sobriety and intelligence.(3)He shall have either-(a)one year at sea and one year as helmsman of an inland vessel;(b)two years at sea and one year as helmsman of an inland vessel;(c)the use of regulation lights and how to act when they are seen in different positions;(d)the rules regarding signals by the steam whistle to indicate to other vessels the position of the held, etc.(e)the management of small vessel under all conditions;(f)the rules relating to the vessels and conveyance of passengers therein, etc.
