The Indian Maritime University has become a non-starter as a result of high attrition rate
A likely boost to the Ship Recycling Convention as Indian ship breakers get into a proactive mode of acquiring certification ahead of this new proposed regulations getting ratified
Attempts to reduce the widening gap between the number passing out of the training institutes and the training berths available on board have yet to yield results
Gravely short of manpower the Indian Maritime Administration appears to be in a critical state