hello umesh sir . actually i was unaware tht u reply to doubts on this blog . im really srry to send u mails this many times . well sir im confused to take profesion between nautical and marine engineering can u pls help me out. and can u tell me ur rank if  u dont mind to

@ addi. That is absolutely ok. I am a second engineer. You can view my profile for any other details you want.

As far as nautical and engineering goes, both are eqaually good. Engineering is about technical work, dealing with machineries, whereas nautical is more of a management work like cargo management, passage planing etc. So you have to understand what you are good at. There are equal opprotunities for both.

im really glad to see ur response to my querry . wel i wil be highly oblidged if u guide me in same manner in my comming future . and were u a student of tolani institute pls tell me the atmosphere there means about the teaching facility .whenever u get some free time from ur busy shedule . i will see to it when my board exams get finished up on 12th of march .

thanking you!                               yours friend,

                                                      aaditya

Thx Umesh Dhekane Sir,

Your Information was very Helpful for me. As i come from a very rural place where only 1% of the Students know about Merchant Navy, I m currently Pursuing my Final Year of B.E from Mechanical Branch.

 I m Desperate to Join Merchant Navy  but i don't have any Information coz there are many Institutes which give Fake Information about Recruitment and their Jobs.

So it will be very Helpful if i you will Guide me in This Field as i m in my Final Year of Mechanical Engineering and i want to appear in Certificate of Competency as Second Mate Exam..

So i m keen to know that is there any available option for me to do or how could i enter into Merchant Navy. 

My current age is 23 years. and in July i will be finishing my B.E in Mechanical Engineering.

It will be very helpful if you will guide me on this matter as soon as possible.

Thx

Charles Felix 

Hi Charlie, you are most welcome... Well remember one thing, nobody can guarantee you a job, maximum they can promise a campus interview... so dont go by somebody promising a job...

Looks like you are planning to do it from india. If thts the case then, to know all the approved instituted in India, you can visit D G Shipping's website dgshipping.com.

Now for your doubt in question, I know Tolani maritime institute & great eastern institute are preety good institutes... They offer both engg & nautical courses... you can go through their list of programs on tolani.edu/tmi & http://www.greatship.com/traininginst.htm . Great eastern has some real good programms for graduates. Read that & see which suits best for you. Then you can ask me further doubts, if you have any ok. All the best.

Thanyou Umesh Dhekane Sir,

I have read all the prospectus of The Great Eastern Institute of Maritime Studies.

I want to know one thing. Few days Earlier i have Contacted marine engineering and research institute which is  under government of India.. and the DG shipping Company .. they also provide 1 year sea training  for graduate engineers via Approved  Compaines  through dgshipping.

I want to know how can i contact these approved shipping compaines by sponsership programm .. coz when i conacted MERI they told me that direct enterance is not possible you have to approach to these shipping compaines.. and i also want to know if there is any other way i can get in Merchant Navy.

Any help would really be helpful

Thxs

Charles Felix. 

@Charlie: Well yes there are sponsership programs... Every company will have their own criterias... If they have programs you can contact them straight away & I guess they will surely educate you about the current situation at their office...

Check DG's website properly & you will know all the institutes & their available programs. Its all their in the website.