Global InformationCentral Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training information
केंद्रीय मत्स्य नौचालन एवं इंजीनियरी प्रशिक्षण संस्थान | |
Former name | Central Institute of Fisheries Operatives |
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| Motto | Develop skilled man power for deep sea fishing |
| Type | Central Government Public |
| Established | 1963 |
| Affiliation | University Grants Commission |
Academic affiliation | CUSAT |
| Director | A. K. Choudhury |
| Address | Fine Arts Avenue , Kochi , Kerala , 682016 , India 9°57′54″N 76°16′57″E / 9.9650°N 76.2824°E |
| Campus | URBAN, 4.35 Acres |
| Language | English |
| Website | www |
  Location in Kerala  Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training (India) | |
The Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training (or CIFNET) formerly known as the Central Institute of Fisheries Operatives, is a marine studies centre located at Kochi, India. Maintained by the Department of Fisheries and Animal Husbandry and Dairying of the Government of India, the institute was set up to aid research and development in the field.
The institute was set up for the statutory manning requirements of deep sea fishing vessels as per the Merchant Shipping Act.
The institute provides training in fisheries and maritime sector. The institute was set up in 1963 and is affiliated to the Cochin University of Science and Technology.
The institute has two other units in Visakhapatnam and Chennai.
The institute arranges training programmes for foreign nationals from countries like Nigeria, Oman, Maldives, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Sudan, Yemen, Laos etc. under schemes like FAO fellowship, CFTC, SCAAP, Colombo plan, and ITEC.
The institute has three training vessels, mainly used for imparting onboard practical training for institutional trainees and for providing qualifying sea service for post-institutional trainees of the institute. The vessel M.V. Prashikshan i is attached to the headquarters at Kochi, the other two vessels M.V. Skipper II and M.V Tharangini are based at Chennai unit and Visakhapatnam unit.