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educated and trained manpower to handle the new technology effectively.

All of the above issues are eventually culminating in the following two main
challenges which are presently plaguing the industry:

1. Difficulty in attracting good
pre-sea graduates as an entrant

2. Retention of the good
seafarers in the maritime career

Indian Maritime Education and Training

Maritime Education & Training (MET) is an integral
part of the maritime industry. With a large coastline, The number of students in India
shipping is a significant activity for India. While ship who enroll for the various courses
owning and operating have yet to grow considerably, related to a career in merchant
ship management and MET activities in India have navy on an average is 14000 per
made their mark in the global maritime industry. year. [6]

The first training ship in India was RIMS Dufferin
which was acquired by the Department of Commerce and converted into a
training ship. In December 1927, the first batch of 50 nautical cadets joined
the TS Dufferin and subsequently marine engineering training was added.
In 1949, the training of marine engineers was transferred ashore to a new
Engineering College at Calcutta, known as Directorate of Marine Engineering
Training (DMET) with a branch in Bombay. TS Rajendra replaced TS Dufferin
in 1972, and TS Chanakya replaced TS Rajendra in 1993. Keeping with the
liberalisation policy, the Government of India decided in 1997 to allow private
sector participation in maritime education and training. The birth of Indian
Maritime University was a long-cherished dream of the maritime community
of India. The Indian Maritime University was established in November 2008
as a Central University. One of the main objectives of the University was
to facilitate and promote maritime studies, training, research and extension
work with a focus on emerging areas of studies like
oceanography, maritime history, maritime laws, As on July 21, 2021, there are 4475
maritime security, search and rescue, transportation faculty and instructors (including
of dangerous cargo, environmental studies and other visiting faculty) in Indian maritime
related fields. At present (as on January 1, 2019), there education and training, out of
are 19 maritime institutes in the country affiliated with which 1511 faculty and instructors
IMU. [7]
are non-mariners. [8]

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