I JOINED SHIPPING IN 1982 THROUGH T.S.RAJENDRA/DMET COMBINED ENTRANCE EXAMINATION ON ALL INDIA BASIS.COMPLETED MY PRE-SEA TRAINING (1982-1983) BATCH FROM TRAINING SHIP RAJENDRA ,MUMBAI IN 1983.SERVED AS CADET IN DAMODAR BULK CARRIERS,LTD MUMBAI .GOT MY 2ND MATE (FG) IN 1988.THEN I SERVED AS 2ND OFFICER N CHIEF OFFICER IN ISS,LTD.KOLKATA TILL 1992.I GOT MY MATES (F.G) IN 1991.I WAS CHIEF -OFFICER FROM 1992 TO 2000.I COMPLETED MY MASTER ( F.G) IN 1998.SINCE MARCH 2000 I HAVE BEEN CONTINUOUSLY SAILING IN THE CAPACITY OF MASTER ON BULK CARRIERS INCLUDING CAPE SIZERS.SINCE APRIL 2006 I HAVE BEEN IN COMMAND ON CAPE-SIZE BULK CARRIERS.