Once you complete the onboard training period of 4 months you will be promoted to the rank of junior engineer. As a junior engineer you will get a salary of US$750. After 6 months or more, you will be signed off the ship and sent back to India at company's expense. After necessary preparation for MEO Class IV examination, you will appear for the same at MMD. Once you qualify in this examination you are eligible to become a fourth engineer of a foreign going ship.