Global InformationSamundra Institute of Maritime Studies information
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Other name | SIMS |
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| Type | Private |
| Established | 1 August 2005 |
| Principal | Maneesh Jha |
Academic staff | 70+ |
| Undergraduates | 200+ |
| Postgraduates | 150+ |
| Location | Lonavala, Pune, Maharashtra , India 18°45′54″N 73°30′20″E / 18.7649°N 73.5056°E |
| Colours | White |
| Affiliations | Indian Maritime University, Directorate General of Shipping, Executive Ship Private Limited. |
| Website | www |
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The Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies is one of India's advanced centres of marine engineering (marine propulsion) and navigation.
In addition to research, the institution offers extensive education and training in pre-sea and post-sea training for candidates ranging from cadets, on up through masters of ships. The institute is recognised by the D.G Shipping, Government of India and affiliated to Indian Maritime University. The institute is sponsored by the Executive Ship Management Private Limited, Singapore. Spread over fifty acres (twenty hectares) of land along the Indrayani River, on National Highway No.4 near Pune, India, the institute includes residential facilities for 400 candidates, an auditorium, a catering centre, an administration building, a "ship-in-campus", a Maritime science centre and a nautical and engineering workshop and swimming pool. The Institute boasts of LPG Simulator, one of its kind in the world, with hardware and software integrated together. The institute is the only maritime training institute in India to have a free fall life boat training facility.[1]
- ^ "SIMS - Free Fall Life Boat". Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies. Retrieved 2 August 2011.