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Indian Pre-sea Students’ Perspective

• One-third of the students stated that for their pre-sea training they
About the had to take bank loans and 7% of students had to sell their family
Respondents assets.

• Around 62% of the students got to know about the career in the
merchant navy from their family, relatives, friends or acquaintances.
58% of the pre-sea students are from the Northern or Southern part
of India. There is a need to spread awareness about the profession
at least in the east, west and the central part of India.

• Most respondents preferred their institute over other institutes
based on placements, quality of education and the reputation of
the institute.

• Most of the students are satisfied with the safety and environmental
protection practices at their institute. Around 90% of respondents
like the classroom, workshop and laboratory facilities in their
institute.

• Four out of five students are satisfied with their residence and
About the canteen facilities. Most respondents are satisfied with the standard

maritime of teaching faculty, library facilities, sports and infrastructure at
their institute.
training
institutes • Close to 87% of students believe that more training should be
conducted on simulators.

• Around 81% of students are satisfied with the mentoring facility,
whereas around 8% report that no such facility exists at their
institute.

• Around 45% of students are satisfied with the shopping complex
facility at their institute, whereas 39.3% report that no such facility
exists at their institute.

• Ship visit is an important activity that exposes the students to ports
as well as ships. Lately, getting passes for visiting ships has become
very difficult. Around 60% of students report that their institute
has organised a ship visit for them, whereas 40% of students have
not got this experience at all.

An Initiative of the Research and Training Committee- Supported by the
84 Indian National Shipowners’ Association Maritime Training Trust