Praveenya Institute of Marine Engineering & Maritime Studies, Visakhapatnam is the only one of its kind in Andhra Pradesh. If you are the one who always dreamt of living by the sea, this is the right career for you

Shipping is an international industry, which depends upon a global regulatory framework to operate efficiently, duly regulated mainly by International Maritime Organization (IMO) for safety of life at sea and setting standards for training and certification, maritime security and environment and International Labor Organization (ILO) for setting standards of employment and working conditions for the seafarers.

Demand - Supply Today, the international shipping industry is responsible for the carriage of 90% of the world trade, providing the lifeblood to the global economy. The world trading fleet is made up of about 50000 ships and which is growing by leaps and bounds. Equally growing the demand for trained and skilled marine personnel. Based on international statistics, there is a considerable demand of trained marine officers, which is showing a growth in upward trend, by about 8 to 12%, with the numerical expansion of international shipping fleet. The demand-supply figure of international seafarers has been widened and there is a shortage of marine officers at present.
A career in Marine Engineering as Ship’s Engineer Officer is a lucrative and adventurous profession as well. A career in shipping industry is global in nature and seafarers are employed by any shipping company, around the world. Indian officers are in great demand in the international shipping industry because of their technical competence, communications skills and social behavior.
Marine engineering is a non-conventional field of engineering, as it comprises of a multidisciplinary curriculum consisting of mechanical, electrical, electronics, refrigeration and air conditioning engineering, all integrated in one. In addition, the curriculum consists of some specialized training modules associated with safety of life, fire fighting, safe practices of seafaring, operations, maintenance and management.

The major advantage of becoming a marine engineer is that students entering careers in marine engineering have 100% placement rates because the demand for them is always so great

Career after sea for those aspiring to step ashore after a career at sea as an Marine Engineer Officer, future career paths include: Government Services, Surveyors of Ships & Machinery Classification Society Surveyors, Engineers of Specialist Plant and Machinery, Maritime Education & Training, Engineering Superintendents of Shipping Companies, Marine Consultants, occupying important & key positions in varied & diversified industries - from IT Sector, to Consultancy Organizations, Power, Steel, Electronics/White Goods, to Service Sector organizations like Hotel Industry etc. Those with entrepreneurial skills can enter the field of entrepreneurship.
Keeping the aforementioned facts in view, in an endeavor to promote maritime education and training and to provide the aspirants of a career in marine engineering the best of training, Praveenya Institute of Marine Engineering & Maritime Studies (PRIME), an ISO 9001-2000 certified institution, is established. This Maritime Institution is run and managed by a dedicated team of highly qualified and experienced educationists, academicians, senior marine engineers, naval architects / officers, industrialists with vast experience in establishing and managing educational organizations and training institutions. PRIME is set-up at the Port city of Visakhapatnam, in the lap of nature on a sprawling area of 12 acres of land with the latest state-of-the-art infrastructure and facilities. PRIME is the only institution of its kind in the State of Andhra Pradesh and few of its neighboring states. PRIME offers 4-Years Degree Programme leading to B.E. in Marine Engineering. PRIME is approved by Directorate General of Shipping, Min. of Shipping, Govt. of India and AICTE. It is affiliated to Andhra University for the award of B.E. Degree. For entry in PRIME, the aspirants should have passed 10 + 2 pass with physics, chemistry, mathematics and English as main subjects.

For details on entry criteria one can contact
PRIME or visit its website
www.primevisakha.com.

 The course is of 4 years duration and a Degree in Marine Engineering is awarded on the completion of course. In PRIME, candidates are admitted after an entrance examination, which is normally held in the month of June- July every year followed by viva-voice and medical examination.
The four years training at PRIME includes successful completion of the curriculum as
stipulated by DG Shipping, interpersonal skills, communication skills, organizational skills, physical fitness etc.

After the completion of Four Year Degree Programme at PRIME a candidate is recruited as Trainee Marine Engineer Officer for 6 months sea-time and then becomes fourth engineer after appearing class-IV part-B examinations. It takes about 7-9 years for a Trainee Marine Engineer Officer to get elevated to the rank of Chief Engineer, depending on individual capabilities and job opportunities available. The starting salary usually starts from Rs.40000 per month to Rs.60000 per month for the Trainee Marine Engineers and reaches to anywhere between 3 to 6 lacs a year after being a Chief Engineer. 

PRIME has developed infrastructure commensurate to International Standards of Maritime Education & Training. It is ISO 9001-2000 Certified. The Ship-in-Campus, T.S. PRIME, one of its kinds, is commissioned for advanced training in ship-environment. PRIME adopts the best practices of maritime education and training and is committed to produce the best marine engineers with highest levels of competence. To encourage & to maintain the best practices of training by the cadets of PRIME, awards / scholarships and prizes are given to cadets for Academic Excellence, General Proficiency, Extra Curricular Activities & Sports, thereby, ensuring the most competent marine engineers in making.   

PRIME is lead by its Chairman, Dr. A. Daniel Evans, a dynamic personality, an educationist and philanthropist by profession and an entrepreneur by nature. It was his dream to establish a world class Maritime Institution. PRIME is run and managed by highly experienced professionals, Col. C K Chawhan (Retd.), the Dean, Mr. K V S Rao, a very senior marine engineer as Director – Training, Dr. A. Mukherjee, Principal, Mr. B P Patnaik, Head Administration and Project Co-ordinator. PRIME is governed by a Governing Council consisting of very senior marine professionals, academicians and industrialists.
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