Learning Management System (LMS):

USER Manual Version 8.0

E-Learning for STCW Modular Courses

Sl. No Version Version History Date
1 1.0 Initial Version 21st Feb 2020
2 2.0 Included Enrollment 28th Feb 2020
Modified e-Learning Access Flow
3 3.0 Facial Recognition under course access section 3rd Mar 2020
4 4.0 Minor changes in assessment section 16th Mar 2020
5 5.0 Device and OS requirement information 28th May 2020

6 6.0 Elaborated on Modular Course Enrollment 27th Aug 2020

Corrections carried out on LMS Dashboard
Elaborated the use of Notes
Included Consolidated Notes
Note on the purpose of the quiz section
Elaborated on Assessment Section
Modified Report
Included Live Q&A Sessions
7 7.0 Elaboration of Student Learning Report 12th Jun 2021
Minimum parameters for assessments

8 8.0 Minimum %age of Topics to be accessed 29th Mar 2022

as a criteria for enabling assessment is
added

This manual provides instructions on how to use the Learning Management System (LMS) to

access STCW Modular courses and learning materials (E-book).

Table of Contents

 Modular Course Enrollment

 Learning Management System (LMS) Access
 LMS Dashboard
 E- book
o Layout – Navigation, TOC, Content and Media
o Quizzes
 Assessment
 Report
 Live Q&A Sessions
 Modular Course Enrollment

Access STCW Modular Course e-Learning Portal

It’s important to access this site with Google Chrome Browser on your laptop or desktop with Windows
7 and above

Ensure you have an inbuilt camera/USB web camera with 2 mega pixels and sufficient lighting for facial
recognition.

Have a 2 Mbps speed broad band connection for accessing STCW Modular Courses.
Do not use mobile phone or tablet or iPad to access your course and carry out
assessment If you do not have Google Chrome.
Click on the link to download the browser: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/

Access the STCW Modular Course e-Learning Portal with the URL
https://www.dgshipping.gov.in/

Open “E-Learning” Menu, click on “Modular Courses” Sub menu as shown below.

You will be directed to the website https://dgsstcw.aduacademy.in

Enrollment
Click on the “Enroll Now” link to access the Enrollment Page, as shown below.
Enroll for the course by filling the required information in the Enrollment Page

NOTE: First-time users during eLearning course enrollment need to check the following:
 Check if the mobile number and email id are correct and your latest photo is updated in the DGS
e-Governance database
 If not, then first update your mobile number, email id and your latest photograph in the seafarer
profile section in the DGS e-Governance system before enrolling for the e-Learning Course.
 During enrollment for the course tick the boxes provided and confirm if the mobile number and
email id displayed are correct and updated.

Note: ADU is not authorized to update/upload email ID, mobile number and photo in the DGS e-
Governance system on behalf of student. The student needs to do it himself.

 On Successful Enrollment you will receive a welcome email that is sent to your email id
available at the DGS e-governance database.
 User Name and Password will be provided in the welcome mail sent to the student to
enroll for the first course. The user credentials will remain the same for the subsequent
courses provided the student has not changed the password.
 A link to the latest User Manual will be provided in the welcome email. User should
download and refer to it while doing the course.
 Students will not be able to reply to the welcome email. If they have any issues then they
can raise a ticket under ‘Course Related Support’ queries or ‘Technical Support’ queries
section at the homepage of the website https://dgsstcw.aduacademy.in/
 Access Learning Management System

It’s important to access this site with Google Chrome Browser on your laptop or desktop with Windows
7 and above. Your device would need to be equipped with a web camera of 2 mega pixels for facial
recognition.
Do not use mobile phone or tablet or iPad to access your course and carry out
assessment.
If you do not have Google Chrome
Click on the link to download the browser: https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/
Access the STCW Modular Course E-Learning Portal with the URL
https://www.dgshipping.gov.in/

Open “E-Learning” Menu, click on “Modular Courses” Sub menu as shown below.

Use your Login User ID and Password as given in the welcome mail sent to your email id during
enrollment.

 Course Access- Enter the username and password in the Course Access Section
 Forgot password- Click to receive a temporary password to your registered email id
 Camera Access - Click “Allow” for “dgsstcw.aduacademy.in” to use web camera for facial
recognition purpose

Allow Web
Cam Access
for Facial
COURSE
Recognition
ACCESS

FORGOT
PASSWORD
FACIAL RECOGNITION

After sign-in, you would be prompted by a facial recognition window

Sign in for
COURSE ACCESS

A window will open asking for Face Verification. You need to click on “capture photo”.

Capture
Photo

After your photo is captured, click on ”verify photo”. Your photo will be verified with the database
maintained by the DGS e-Governance cell. This system is automated and the verification will be
instantaneous.

Verify
Photo

If your captured photo matches the photo in DGS records, you will reach the student home
page.
 LMS DASHBOARD

After sign-on and on facial recognition and authentication, the LMS Portal and the course list dashboard
will appear.

The dashboard displays the registered courses along with navigation to explore the following:

MAIN NAVIGATION
The main NAVIGATION can be found at the top right corner of your browser window.
These buttons will always be on each page within the LMS at the same location.
PASSWORD - Click the password button on the homepage after login and enter new password, if
you wish to change it.
HOME - Takes you back to your course list overview / dashboard
LOGOUT - It is best to use this button to logout rather than just quitting the system

COURSE NAVIGATION
Each of your courses has its own set of navigation buttons / tools. Within each course box you will see
the following buttons:

Your courses and instructors

ASSESSMENTS – Link to access the assessment section of the course
EMAIL - Direct access to your courses instructor
ANNOUNCEMENTS – News or updates from your instructor. (NOT IN USE)
REPORT- Grading and progress evaluations for each course
NOTES- View your consolidated notes that you have noted in the eBook notes section

COURSE LIST DASHBOARD

MAIN
NAVIGATION

CLICK COURSE NAME

TO OPEN E-BOOK

COURSE
NAVIGATION
 E-BOOK Layout

The LMS e-book contains learning materials, coursework, various tools and course assessments /
quizzes.

Features
 TABLE OF CONTENTS (TOC)- List of course topic and subtopics
 COURSE TOPIC- The highlighted title for the displayed content
 PROGRESS BAR- The overall percentage of completion for the course (Minimum requirement is 90%)
 HIDE / SHOW TOC- Control the e-book display as shown below.
o HIDE TOC- Click on “HIDE TOC” and the screen will move to the left, and you will be able to see the
full screen.
o SHOW TOC- Click on “SHOW TOC” and it will go back to the original screen when you can see the
TOC (Table of Contents)
 CONTENT – Textual content along with related images/videos that are displayed for the
selected topic
 QUIZ –Self Assessment Quiz comprising of questions from a particular topic and its related sub
topics.
 NOTES – The empty “Notes” box at the end of each topic in the program is for you to write your own
notes.

EBOOK LAYOUT FEATURES

PROGRESS BAR

TABLE OF CONTENTS

HIDE TABLE
COURSE OF CONTENTS
TOPIC

COURSE CONTENT
EBOOK LAYOUT FEATURES

Quiz

OPEN TABLE
OF CONTENTS

COURSE CONTENT

EBOOK FEATURES
EBOOK with Video Content

COURSE CONTENT &

MEDIA

Click to maximize the

video
EBOOK FEATURES
Video is in maximized mode. Press Esc button in your keyboard to return back to the E-book screen

EBOOK FEATURES
Notes Area

Save your Notes

Notes Section
The empty "Notes" box at the end of each topic in the program is for you to write your
own notes, for your own reference, as you go through the course. You can also save
your notes and view the consolidated notes from your course dashboard. The course
material is above this "Notes" box, and nowhere else.”
 Consolidated Notes

Consolidated
Notes

You can view the consolidated notes from your course dashboard

E-BOOK Quiz

Quizzes

As you go through the course, you should attempt the Quiz, which is available only at the head of each
main topic. The purpose of the Quiz is for you to gauge your own performance, before taking the final
assessment. The Quiz questions appear in random whenever you click the tab. Ten questions appear
each time you click the tab, and every time different questions appear (depending on the number of
questions in the bank, more in crucial topics, less in others).

1. Click the quiz button on the e-book header

2. Begin the quiz for the selected topic or subtopic

3. To answer questions for the quiz, click on the bubble to choose the answer

4. Click Submit to complete the quiz

5. After submission, view the results on the next page

 ACCESS EBOOK QUIZ

(NOTE: QUIZ WILL ONLY APPEAR AT THE MAIN TOPIC LEVEL)

1. CLICK TO ACCESS QUIZ

QUIZ SCREEN

MARKS PER
QUESTION

3. Click on the bubble to

fill-in the chosen answer
QUIZ SCREEN

4. CLICK TO
SUBMIT

QUIZ RESULT SCREEN

5. QUIZ
RESULT
 Assessment

The Assessment link will be activated when the following criteria are met:
% of Topics Accessed in the E-book is Minimum of 90%
“Course Content Access Time” meets the Minimum requirement for the course. This is available for each
course on Page 17 of this manual. This “Course content access time” also known as “Minimum e-Learning Study
Hours” is available under the course section at https://dgsstcw.aduacademy.in .

1. In the dashboard navigation, click the assessment link to access a list of assessments

2. On the list of assessment page, click on the attend icon to open the assessment screen

3. Read the Instruction on the assessment page

4. Select the question number from the list of questions

5. To answer questions in the assessment, click on the bubble to fill-in the chosen answer

6. Click Finish after answering all the questions to complete the assessment

Access of assessment list screen from the dashboard

CLICK TO START
ASSESMENT

Access of assessment list screen from eBook

CLICK TO START
ASSESMENT
 Access of assessment link from assessment list screen

Assessment Due Date

Click to open
assessment

Note: Assessment Attend Icon will appear only after the assessment criteria is met

 % of Topics Accessed in the e-Book: Minimum 90%

 Course Content Access Time: Meets the Minimum E-learning hours mentioned against the
chosen course.

The minimum e-learning study hours are available under the course section at
https://dgsstcw.aduacademy.in

The current status of the eLearning hours completed can be seen through the Student Learning Report.
Refer the Report section of this manual

Online Assessment Screen

Click Finish after answering all the questions Time Remaining

v

Instruction
Multiple Choice Questions
Marks per
question

Yellow indicates that these questions have been attempted

Assessment list screen after attending the test

After Submission, see the following

A) Due on – meaning - Submit before - The time / date the assessment will be available
B) Submitted on -The time / date you have completed the assessment
C) Marks- Ratio of correct answers out of total number of questions.
D) Attempts- There is no restriction on number of attempts. Students can take any number of attempts.

Result will not be

A B C D shown

Note:

 The course is completed if you attain the minimum pass marks in your assessment. For
minimum pass marks refer to the respective course information available at the website
https://dgsstcw.aduacademy.in/
 The relevant data on successful course completion gets updated in the DGS e-Governance
system.
 No certificate is issued on completion of the e-Learning course.
 The Student Learning Report is the main document for the student. It can be downloaded.

Report

The Student Learning Report gives you a glance of the topics covered, time spent on each topic, number
of eLearning hours completed, quiz score and assessment score

Report
 Start Date: Date of Enrollment
 End Date: Date of Expiry (180 days after enrolling)
 Session count: The number of times you have opened the e-learning program.
 Login time: The time that you remain logged in to the system (this is NOT considered as e-learning
hours)
 % of Topics accessed: % of the total number of topics of the e-book accessed by you
(Minimum requirement is 90%)
 Course Content Access Time (in E-Book): Time that you actually spent in reading the course material
(This is considered as e-learning hours). Minimum requirement of e-learning hours is indicated to
you in our Welcome email to you, at the time of Registration and also under the course section at
https://dgsstcw.aduacademy.in
 Quiz – Date, time, and marks obtained at every quiz taken
 Videos watched
 Show from: Minimum number of hours, only after which, Assessment will be accessible
 Submit before: Same as End Date or Date of Expiry
 Submitted on: Date of submitting the Assessment
 Attempt: Number of the attempt made for the assessment
 Marks: Marks obtained at every attempt for the assessment.
“(Pass)”will be indicated below the marks if the student has obtained the minimum pass marks,
and the course is then completed.

Session
Count Login
Time

% of Topics E-Learning Hours

Accessed Completed

Quiz Score

Assessment Score
 Minimum Maximum
Course Content Minimum Time for
Course Access Time Minimum Pass assessment
S.No. Course ID required Pass % marks in minutes
1 AECS 1062 28h 70% 32/45 45
2 AFF 6311 15h 60% 27/45 45
3 APW 5412 11h 60% 27/45 45
4 BETO 3611 44h 70% 32/45 45
5 BPW 5411 18h 50% 15/30 30
6 CHEMCO 5113 28h 70% 32/45 45
7 CSO 6512 12h 60% 27/45 45
8 EFA 6131 9h 50% 15/30 30
9 FPFF 6121 9h 50% 15/30 30
10 GASCO 5122 31h 70% 32/45 45
11 HVSM 3223 18h 70% 32/45 45
12 HVSO 3123 6h 50% 15/30 30
13 IGFA 5312 16h 70% 32/45 45
14 IGFB 5311 14h 70% 32/45 45
15 IMLC 1101 12h 70% 32/45 45
16 LGTF 5121 20h 50% 15/30 30
17 MBSM 3222 26h 70% 32/45 45
18 MBSO 3122 14h 70% 32/45 45
19 MC 6421 28h 70% 32/45 45
20 MFA 6411 15h 60% 27/45 45
21 OCTF 5111 28h 50% 15/30 30
22 PFRB 6221 6h 60% 27/45 45
23 PFSO 6513 12h 60% 27/45 45
24 PSCRB 6211 12h 60% 27/45 45
25 PSFC 5211 10h 60% 27/45 45
26 PSSC 5212 20h 60% 27/45 45
27 PSSR 6141 12h 50% 15/30 30
28 PST 6111 6h 50% 15/30 30
29 RAFF 6312 15h 60% 27/45 45
30 RFPFF 6122 9h 50% 15/30 30
31 RMC 6422 28h 70% 32/45 45
32 RMFA 6412 15h 60% 27/45 45
33 RPFRB 6222 6h 60% 27/45 45
34 RPSCRB 6212 12h 60% 27/45 45
35 RPST 6112 6h 50% 15/30 30
36 RUCDM 1111 48h 70% 32/45 45
37 RUCDO 1112 24h 70% 32/45 45
38 RUCE 1118 18h 70% 32/45 45
39 RUCM 1116 48h 70% 32/45 45
40 RUCO 1117 24h 70% 32/45 45
41 SSO 6511 12h 60% 27/45 45
42 STSDSD 6621 6h 50% 15/30 30
43 TASCO 5112 32h 70% 32/45 45
44 TSTA 1063 12h 70% 32/45 45
45 VICT 1061 18h 70% 32/45 45
 Live Q&A Sessions

The purpose of the Live Q&A session is to address any specific queries or doubts you have with
regard to the study material in the E-book. Live Q&A sessions are also be referred as Live Doubt
Clearing Sessions
 It is not mandatory to attend as these are not classroom lectures.
 These sessions are meant for students who cannot fully understand any part of the course content.
 The student will have to register separately for the Live Q&A sessions.
 The questions need to be provided during registration for the Live Q&A session.

Register for a live Q&A Session

1. Click on the link - "Register for the Live Q&A session" on the landing page of
https://dgsstcw.aduacademy.in/ website
2. Enter INDoS and Submit
3. The course that you have registered for, will be automatically enabled
4. Select the Live Q&A Session that you would like to attend
5. Enter your course related questions
6. Click “Register”
7. You will receive an email confirming the registration of the Live Q&A Session with a link to the session

Click on the Live Q&A

Registration Link
Note: Students who have enrolled for any course and have not logged into the LMS will not be able to
register for the the Live Q&A session

Register for a live Q&A Session…continuation

Enter INDoS & Submit

Select the Live Q&A Session

Enter your course/topic related query. It would be

answered during the live Q&A Session

Click on Register
DGS STCW E-Learning Live Q&Request (EMAIL sent to Student)

Link for the Live Q&A Session with

Session Date, Time and Course

Live Q&A Session

 Click the link for the live Q&A Session and open it in your google chrome browser on the said
date and time
 Your live Q&A Session would appear similar to screen as shown below
 Ensure your speaker and mike is working before joining the Live Q&A session.
 Do not use mobile or tablet or iPad to login into the Live Q&A session