Training centre
Pondicherry Maritime Academy
No. 236/1 & 262/1 Manaveli Main Road, Poothurai, Vanur, Puducherry 605111, Puducherry, India Map
Maritime academy in Puducherry. DG Shipping-approved courses shown as active include: Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced; Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced; Oil Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced; Advanced Fire Fighting; Radar and ARPA; Basic Safety Training (BST); IGF Code (gas-fuelled ships), Basic; Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations, Basic; Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations, Basic; Crowd and Crisis Management (passenger ships); ECDIS; Engineer officer programme; Medical First Aid; Medical Care on Board; Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB); STCW refresher courses; Security Awareness / Designated Security Duties; Ship Security Officer (SSO). Listed as approved in the Directorate General of Shipping e-Samudra list of approved maritime training institutes (MTI No. 403021); courses above are those shown as active on that list.
Courses
- Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced
- Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced
- Oil Tanker Cargo Operations, Advanced
- Advanced Fire Fighting
- Radar and ARPA
- Basic Safety Training (BST)
- IGF Code (gas-fuelled ships), Basic
- Liquefied Gas Tanker Cargo Operations, Basic
- Oil and Chemical Tanker Cargo Operations, Basic
- Crowd and Crisis Management (passenger ships)
- ECDIS
- Engineer officer programme
- Medical First Aid
- Medical Care on Board
- Proficiency in Survival Craft and Rescue Boats (PSCRB)
- STCW refresher courses
- Security Awareness / Designated Security Duties
- Ship Security Officer (SSO)
Approval
- Approved by Directorate General of Shipping (DG Shipping), now Directorate General of Maritime Administration, India. Official list , checked 04.11.2026.
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