Objective:     

Position as Master on ‘Offshore’ Anchor Handling / Towing / Supply / DP vessels.

Professional Qualification:  

• Certificate of Competency as ‘Master (FG)’ issued by Govt. of India, Mercantile Marine Dept., Mumbai, India.
• Dynamic Positioning Operators Certificate (Full) issued by The Nautical Institute, London, UK.

Summary of Sailing Experience (from latest):

• Presently employed by Bourbon Offshore MMI., Dubai as Master on their Anchor handling/Supply/DP offshore vessels.
• Previously employed by Varun Shipping Company Ltd., Mumbai as Master on their Anchor handling/Supply/DP offshore vessels.
• Switched from ‘Main Fleet’ to ‘Offshore’ in Nov 2009.
• Sailing as Master on ‘Liquified Petroleum Gas Carriers’ owned by Varun Shipping since 2005.
• First took Command of a vessel in 1996, a Pure Car Carrier owned by Panamanian Car Carriers.
• Employed by Maersk Copenhagen on their Cellular Container ships from 1989 to 1990.
• Started sea career as an apprentice with The Shipping Corporation of India Ltd. in 1978. Sailed on various types of ships as cadet and subsequently as ‘Junior officer’ in SCI till 1987.

Job Experience in Offshore industry:

• Year 2014-2018; worked on AHTS/DP-OSV in oilfields off Abu Dhabi, UAE carrying out supply and rigmoves of Jackup rigs.
• Proficient in ship handling of Off-shore vessels using conventional Diesel Engines as well as Diesel Electric driven Azimuth propulsion.
• Year 2012-2014; worked on AHTS/DP-OSV in oil fields off Port Said (Egypt) and Ashdod (Israel) in the Mediterranean Sea carrying out supply and other operations.
• Year 2011-2012; Master of ‘AHTS Suvarna’ (200T Bollard pull) chartered to Petrobras, Brazil; operations involving Inspection and Maintenance of floating hoses and mooring systems of FPSO and SBMs at Oil fields in Brazil offshore waters.
• Year 2010-2011; Additional Master/Ch Officer on AHTS Suchandra (198T Bollard pull) working in the North Sea Oil fields conducting Anchor handling/towing operations at North Sea viz. Semi Sub Rigs ‘John Shaw’, ‘Paul B Lloyd Junior’, ‘Sedco 711’.
• Year 2010; Master of AHTS Suvarna towing (single tow) Semi-sub rig ‘Blackford Dolphin’ from Sri Lanka to Capetown, SA, via Mauritius.
• Year 2010; Master/Ch. Officer on ‘mv. Neel Akash’ (70T Bollard pull) chartered by ‘Punj Lloyd’ servicing Pipe laying Barges and platforms at Bombay High and Neelam/Heera Oil fields on the West coast of India.
• Year 2009; Jr. officer on AHTS Suchandra assisting in towing / positioning of FPSO Armada Perdana offshore Nigeria.

Shore based Marine related work experience:

Employed by St. Xavier’s Technical Institute, Mumbai in their Marine Department as a Nautical Lecturer and Course Co-ordinator for 4 years (1998 onwards). Conducting STCW courses viz. PSSR, Radar Observers course, ARPA and RANSCO (Radar and Navigating Simulator course).

Courses & certification:

Masters Certificate of Competency revalidated till August 2021.

GMDSS GOC and endorsement revalidated till June 2021.

Other value added courses include-

• Master’s Command & Control (2008) at Tolani Maritime Institute.
• Training for Trainers and Assessors (1999).
• Anchor Handling Tug Supply Training (2013) at Bourbon Training Centre, Singapore.
• Stability for Offshore Supply vessels (2013) at Bourbon Training Centre, Dubai.
• Port State Control (2004) at Anglo Eastern Maritime Training Centre, Mumbai.

Academic Education:

Completed Matriculation from St. Stanislaus High School, Bandra, Mumbai, India.

Completed Junior College from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.

Detailed list of complete sea service and list of Courses & certification available on request.