HINDUSTAN INSTITUTE OF MARITIME TRAINING

ABOUT:
Hindustan Institute of Maritime Training, more popularly known as HIMT is fast becoming India’s Southern training hub with the largest training offerings in the country for merchant navy officers. Hindustan Institute of Maritime Training was established by Mr.Sanjeev S. Vakil in September 1998. From a single classroom conducting three courses, HIMT in a short span of time has become India’s Largest and Premier Maritime training institute in the country conducting maximum courses (approved by Government of India - Directorate General of Shipping) under one roof in the heart of Chennai city. It is pertinent to add here that this fact can be referred at the website of Government of India www.dgshipping.com and also in popularly sold shipping magazine Marex Bulletin (Issue dated 10th May 2004, Vol IV.NO.19/04).HIMT is successfully carrying out its commitment of imparting quality training at the most competitive fees and in a span of about 8 years HIMT has trained around 68,000 candidates including Post Sea, Pre-Sea and Value added courses. HIMT represents the highest overall value in terms of Location, Infrastructure facilities, new aesthetic interiors with World Class facilities and above all delivers Quality Education and Services to the candidates by Competent and dedicated faculty and staff.

ADDRESS:

POST SEA:

11, MILLERS ROAD, NEAR MOTCHAM THEATER/AYSHA HOSPITAL, KILPAUK, CHENNAI-600010 
MANAGING DIRECTOR : SHRI SANJEEV S. VAKIL
TEL: 044 - 30203020/43439696,26611712, FAX: 044 - 43439665 
E-MAIL: ADMIN@HIMTMARINE.COM, HIMT@VSNL.COM; WEBSITE - WWW.HIMTMARINE.COM

PRE SEA:

55, EAST COAST ROAD, 72-B, ARAMBAKKAM VILLAGE,
THIRUKAZHUKUNDRAM, KALPAKKAM (CHENNAI)
DIST: TAMIL NADU.
MANAGING DIRECTOR : SHRI SANJEEV S. VAKIL
TEL: 044 - 30203020/43439696/26611712, FAX: 044 - 43439665
E-MAIL: ADMIN@HIMTMARINE.COM ,HIMT@VSNL.COM; WEBSITE - WWW.HIMTMARINE.COM

FACILITIES:

The HIMT Post Sea Training Center is now a modern four storey independent building,well connected by all means of transport right up to the institute’s doorstep.The Director’s office strategically overseas the entire ground floor area and makes the Director himself accessible to the knowledge seekers thronging the institute. A ship-shaped notice board, alleyways replicating a ship’s accommodation and gleaming portholes complete the maritime picture. Ample elevator capacity, twelve spacious air-conditioned classrooms with Hi-tech Teaching Aids like LCD projectors, World class Simulator rooms and a library precedes the roof-garden canteen. A large seminar room capable of comfortably seating a hundred along with a 30-seater conference room adds to the unique facilities, which HIMT is happy to offer to the entire marine community for holding seminars and meetings.

The total carpet area of the Post Sea Cum Value added courses center measures to about 11800 sq. ft. with adequate parking area for vehicles is the added advantage of being in the heart of the city. Though the hostel facilities are not mandatory for the Post sea courses (majority of the candidates being senior Master’s/Chief Engineers residing in the city), HIMT has In-house 3-bed room flats for accommodating outstation candidates. Additionally, HIMT has a tie-up with near by Hotels and Guest houses suiting different budgets of the out station candidates. The immediate neighbors of HIMT are Law college hostel, Aysha Hospital, Hi-tech Laboratory and Motcham theater.

Himt has its own pre-sea campus with a built up area of about 90,000 sq ft. spread over in sprawling 12 acers of land at the outskirts of chennai, (just 10 kms from world famous Mahabalipuram). The pre-sea campus houses all world class facilities and includes an academic block, accommodation block, and an ample cafeteria.The aproach to the campus is dominated by a temple dedicated to Ganesha, the elephant-headed deity.

In addition to the above facilities HIMT has its own Mock-up for Advanced Fire Fighting Training. The only AFF Mock up in TamilNadu is fabricated completely from steel and is considered to be the Largest in India. The Mock-up is not only used for training HIMT candidates but even other leading Institutes of Chennai are utilizing the HIMT Mockup for training. HIMT mock-up is located in an area of about 3.5 acers of land with waterfront for the Boat work.

Air conditioned Class Rooms with L.C.D. Projectors, Overhead Projectors, Videos/CDs, Instruments, Prototypes. In addition to a vast collection of books and publications, the latest Merchant Shipping notices and rules, databank of Shipping companies and other marine links are also available. HIMT has also made arrangements with prominent libraries to facilitate candidates undergoing the course, to use the library and borrow books free of charge.

POST SEA:

Name of the Course		Strength		Date of Approval
				From		To
1. Elementary First Aid 2. Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting 3. Master FG Advanced Ship Board Management 4. Medical First Aid 5. Medical Care 6. MEO Class II (New) 7. MEO Class IV (New) 8. Passenger Ship Familiarization 9. Personal Safety & Social  Responsibilities 10. Personal Survival Technique 11. Rating Forming Part of Engine Room Watch 12. Simulator- Engine Room 13. Tanker Advanced Training- Oil 14. Tanker Advanced Training- Chemical 15. Tanker Familiarization- Chemical 16. Tanker Familiarization- Oil 17. Tanker Familiarsation- Liquified Gas 18. Training for Trainers & Assessor 19. Upgradation & Refresher MEO I, II & IV 20. Upgradation of AFF 21. Upgradation of Master 22. Upgradation of Specialised Tanker Safety 23. Advanced Training Programme on Liquefied Gas Tanker Operations Course 24. Engine Room Simulator Course for Marine Engineer at Management Level 25. Training for Workshop Instructor 26. Training for Instructors 27. Advanced Fire Fighting 28. Passenger Ship Safety Course 29. Automatic radar Plotting Aids (ARPA) 30. Radar Observer Course 31. Proficiency in Survival Craft & Rescue Boat 32. Second Mate (FG) Competency Course 33. MEO CLass-IV (NCV) 34. First Mate (FG) Phase-I   35. First Mate (FG) Phase-II   36. Revalidation course for Engineer Officers 37. GMDSS (GOC) 38 Ship Security Officer (SSO) 39. Ship Manoeouring Simulator & Bridge Teamwork Course 40. Radar, ARPA & Navigation Simulator 41. Revalidation course for Masters & Deck Officers 42. Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator Course-Oil-Mgmt Level      (Approval for a period of 6 months)    43. Liquid Cargo Handling Simulator Course-Oil-Operational Level 44.  Refresher Training for Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boat other than Fast Rescur Boats (PSCRB) 45. Refresher Training in Personal Survival Techniques [PST] 46. Refresher Training for Proficiency in Advance Fire Fighting[AFF] 47. Refresher Training for Proficiency in Fire Prevention and Fire Fighting [FPFF] 48. Security Training for Seafarers with Designated Security Duties 49. Engineering Management Preparatory Course for MEO Class-I Examination 50. Diesel Engine Combustion Gas Monitor Simulator Course 51. Up gradation Course for Engineer Officer - Management Level 52. Electronic Chart Display & Information System [ECDIS] Course 53. Global Maritime Distress & Safety System [GMDSS] [GOC] 54. Upgradation Course for Engineer Officers - Management Level Refer to INDOS No. 846 for all Pre Sea Courses. 01. Pre Sea One Year Training for Graduate Engineers Course (GME). 02. Pre Sea Two Years Training for Diploma holders Course (DME). 03 1st Year of 3 years B. Sc. (Nautical Science) DegreeCourse 04  Diploma in Nautical Science (IGNOU)(allow to continue August 2005 batch with 40 candidates)   (Provisional approval- 40 candidates - one batch in a year)   05  Diploma in Nautical Science (IGNOU)(80 candidates in 2 batches of 40 each (Aug and Jan) 06  Pre-Sea Training for Ratings (GP)           07 Pre-Sea Training for Saloon Rating 08 Pre-Sea Training for Deck Cadets		20 20 24 20 20 24 24 24 20 16 20 12 20 20 20 20 20 16 20 20 24 20 20 12 20 20 24 24 12 12 24 30  40  24  30 40 40 30 40 40 30  12  24   08 12 24 12   12 24 24 24 24 20 40 12 40 12 24 40 40 40 40   40 80 80 40 40 40		23.09.1998 23.09.1999 15.01.2001 23.09.1998 28.04.1999 12.07.2001 22.11.2000 27.04.2001 23.09.1998 25.06.1999 22.11.2000 26.12.2000 28.04.1999 14.01.2000 28.04.1999 09.12.1998 23.09.1999 17.04.2000 14.01.2000 26.12.2000 04.05.2001 22.11.2000 26.12.2000 10.01.2001 16.01.2002 15.04.2002 26.4.2002 18.09.2001 07.08.2002 07.08.2002 28.08.2002 30.12.2002 14.09.2010 06.05.2003 01.08.2003 07.09.2010 22.03.2011 01.08.2003 07.09.2010 22.03.2011 05.12.2003 19.07.2004 30.09.2004 02.03.2005 07.03.2005 15.03.2005 12.01.2006   02.07.2008 27.04.2012 27.04.2012 07.06.2012 07.06.2012 09.07.2012 12.11.2012 12.11.2012 26.11.2012 04.02.2013 31.01.2013 28.01.2013 26.11.2010 26.11.2010 30.09.2010 19.12.2005   29.03.2006 26.02.2003 28.08.2002 26.11.2002 20.12.2002		01.04.2005 01.04.2005
Courses for which approval withdrawn on the institute's voluntarily discontinuation of the course
1.  Refresher & Updating Training for Medical First Aid 2.  Refresher & Updating of Training for Basic Safety Training 3.  Refresher & Updating Training for MEO Class II & MEO Class IV 4.  Conversion of COS issued to Naval Officers to COC as Engineer 5.  Upgradation of PSCRB Course 6.  Conversion of COS issued to Naval Officers to COC as Masters 7.  2nd Mate (FG) - Foundation Course	20 20 20 24 24 24 30		14.12.2000 26.12.2000 04.07.2000 11.01.2002 01.08.2003 11.04.2002 17.01.2003		As per DGS letter No.3-TR(89)/98-II dated 26.02.2008 approval stands withdrawn w.e.f. 01.01.2008 on the Institutes request.

PRE SEA:

Name of the Course	Strength	Date of Approval	Date of Withdrawn
01. Pre Sea One Year Training for Graduate Engineers Course (GME). 02. Pre Sea Two Years Training for Diploma holders Course (DME). 03 1st Year of 3 years B. Sc. (Nautical Science) Degree Course 04. Pre-Sea Training for Ratings (GP)   05 Diploma in Nautical Science (IGNOU)(80 candidates in 2 batches of 40 each (Aug and Jan) 06. 1st Year of 4 Years B. Tech (Marine Engineering)      Degree Course. 07.  One year Diploma in Nautical Science Course leading       to 3 years B. Sc. (Nautical Science) Degree Course. *Increase in intake from 80 to 120 candidates per year. 08. Personal Safety & Social Responsibilities [PSSR] 09. Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting [FPFF] 10. Oil Tanker Familiarization Course [OTF] 11. Elementary First Aid [EFA] 12. Personal Survival Techniques [PST] 13. Refresher Training for Fire Prevention & Fire Fighting       [FPFF] 14. Refresher Training in Personal Survival Techniques      [PST] 16. Security Training for Seafarers with Designated      Security Duties 17. Advance Fire Fighting 18. 1st, 2nd & 3rd year of 3 years B. Sc. Nautical       Science Degree Course. 19. 1st, 2nd , 3rd & 4th year of 4 years Marine Engineering Degree Course. Refer to INDOS No. 808 for all Post Sea Courses.	40 40 40 80 40 80 40 120* 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 24 40 40	26.11.2010 26.11.2010 30.09.2010 26.02.2003 28.08.2002 29.03.2006 04.01.2011 03.06.2011 07.03.2012 07.03.2012 07.03.2012 07.03.2012 07.03.2012 28.09.2012 28.09.2012 21.06.2013 05.07.2013 05.07.2013 05.07.2013

FEES STRUCTURE: POST SEA AND PRE SEA.