JANUARY 2015 –CONTINUED

Vice President (Training)

VTS-GoK(General Manager)

NOVEMBER 2013 – JUNE 2014

JANUARY 2012 – NOVEMBER 2013

  1. As Associate Vice President, I was head of Shipping and Dredging operations for the company ABG Cement Limited and ABG INDIA

APRIL 2011 TO DECEMBER 2011

  1. As Managing Director of K.P.Buildcon Pvt. Ltd, I founded the company K.P.Star Marine, dealing in carrying out Dredging contracts for various ports in India
  2. I planned , designed & constructed an exclusive type of Portable Cutter Suction Dredger with capacity of 2500cu.m/hr pumping capacity, discharging to a distance of 2000m, through 450mm dredge discharge pipes, over an elevation of 10m
  3. The dredger was constructed under my guidance in India at an unbelievably low cost and found to be extremely efficient in performance
  4. With this feather in the cap, I got the opportunity of bagging some of the major dredging contracts in the West Coast of India

JUNE 2010 TO APRIL 2011

  1. As Project Manager in Essar Bulk Terminal Limited, I was incharge of Planning and executing dredging work, inclusive of planning for disposal  at sea or reclamation on land,  of a navigable channel and approach for a captive port built in the West Coast of India
 

MARCH 2008 TO NOVEMBER 2008

  1. As Head of Dredging Department and Master in Command of a 4500cu.m Trailer Hopper Dredger, and 6000cu.m Cutter Suction Dredger, in Essar Bulk Terminal(Hazira) Limited, I was incharge of planning and executing the dredging work of deepening Tapi River from zero level to 18m below the Chart Datum, a quantity of 9.5million cu.metre,  for a width of 500m and length of 14km, under very strong tides and wind conditions.
  2. A total of 3 trailer suction hopper dredgers with 8000cu.m hopper capacities and 8 cutter suction dredgers of 3000cu.m/h to 6000cu.m/h pumping capacities, with 7km discharge distance on land, with the use of booster pumps were also kept under my daily dredge planning and execution.

APRIL 2000 TO AUGUST 2003

  1. As Master and Dredging Advisor to Indian Petrochemicals Limited, Dahej, Gujarat I dredged out a quantity of 5million cubic metres of material from Narmada River in the West Coast of India, to make a Channel, Turning Circle and Berth Pocket for IPCL Jetty, 14km long to a depth of 14m below the waterline.
  2. This job was completed by me as Captain of a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger of 8000cu.m hopper capacity, under very strong winds and tide conditions,  well before the estimated time limit for which I was awarded a challenging job of Handling the Dangerous Cargo Terminal of IPCL and help them in piloting their vessels from sea to jetty
  3. I became Terminal Manager of IPCL Jetty and planned out Daily Shipping movements, accurate tidal calculations as this place experiences very strong tides and winds.
  4. I also started piloting their dangerous cargo vessels loaded with LPG, NAPTHA, XYLENES, and various other corrosive and hazardous cargoes , berthing /unberthing them, during day light and dark hours, safely and efficiently even with under powered tugs being used as assistance
  5. My piloting techniques in tidal ports became well known to others in Gujarat, and I was often invited to pilot in/out the vessels (bulk carriers, MBC, tankers, containers of all tonnages)of Porbandar/Muldwarka/Pipavav ports too.
  6. Due to a vast knowledge of dredging, I was given opportunities by various parties/shipping companies to salvage their vessels stuck in shallow waters of Gulf of Khambhat, Gulf of Kutch and Kandla port, with the help of 32 tonne bollard pull tugs only.
 
  1. GAINING EXPERIENCE AND REMAINING UPDATED AUGUST 1978 TILL DATE

 a) As Master Mariner (Unlimited) I have sailed in various types of ships both large and small, including dredgers right from the days of  Cadet to Captain, with vast experience in command of ships and various types of dredgers

b) I have sailed and commanded as Master,  on board Trailer Suction Hopper Dredgers from 480cu.m to 10000cu.m Hopper capacity, Cutter Suction dredgers of pumping capacity of 300cu.m/h to 8000cu.m/h, bucket ladder dredgers, grab dredgers, back hoe dredgers,dipper dredgers, amphi-dredgers  and multiple purpose dredgers.

c) I have sailed and commanded as Master on board Dry bulk carriers, General Cargo ships, Gas and Chemical tankers, Product tankers, Off shore Anchor Handling vessels of small to very large tonnages right round the globe

 d) I have sailed as Master in command (Captain) of a  Self Unloading Type Bulk Carrier in Mozambique. 

e) While joining as Master in command of a Trailing suction Hopper Dredger, I got the opportunity to convert a Bulk carrier into a Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger for the company. I converted this vessel into a dredger in just 40 days, and depicted its performance to the client.