Captain P.S. Barve - 40th National Maritime Day

Captain P.S. Barve,(center) Former Nautical Advisor to Government of India and the Chief Examiner of Masters and Mates.  I was examined for my First Mate’s orals by Capt. Barve.

PUNE: The need for a full-time Indian Maritime Service (IMS) was moderated by Captain P.S. Barve, former nautical advisor to the government of India, in his speech on 'The Maritime Vision 2027', delivered on the occasion of the 40th National Maritime Day function organised by the Indian Maritime Foundation (IMF) in the city.

According to Barve, a separate IMS was needed because the present Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers lacked sufficient maritime knowledge and expertise. Barve was of the opinion that a separate cadre of officers would help the growth of maritime activity in the country.

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Mrs. Kiran Dhingra, Director General of Shipping, Govt. of India, delivering her keynote address, appealed to all stake holders of the industry to be open to the idea of recruiting more girl cadets and to give up the apprehensions related to gender issues regarding the suitability of girls for an arduous career. She advised girl cadets to get into management jobs and also shore based jobs.

A panel discussion was arranged to make the seminar more interactive where in the the panelists included Mrs. Kiran Dhingra, Mrs. Anu Aga, Director Thermax Ltd, Vice Admiral (Retd) A. S. Krishnan, Mrs. Jyotsna Deshpande, Chairperson, The Institution of Engineers, Pune and Mr. Vijay Handa, VP Reliance Shipping discussed various issues and was well moderated by Capt. S. G. Deshpande of TMI.

Principal B. K. Saxena summed up the seminar and Vote of thanks was paid by Capt. P. S. Barve, Chairperson, Academic Council.