I work for the Directorate General of Shipping which is the country’s maritime administrator and is tasked to ensure the safety of life and ships at sea, prevention of marine pollution, promotion of maritime education and training in co-ordination with the International Maritime Organization, regulation of employment and welfare of seafarers, development of coastal shipping, examination and certification of merchant navy officers, supervision and control of the allied offices under its administrative jurisdiction through Mercantile Marine Departments in different coastal regions. The Directorate’s vision is “To be recognized globally as a highly effective, efficient, responsible and progressive maritime administration.” I am proud to say that as an IMLI alumni, I play my part to the achievement of this vision. Thanks to the expertise acquired I have managed to address numerous shipping-related tasks very efficiently. In addition to above, I have attended many meetings, conferences related to international laws and maritime laws and delivered lectures at the Indian Maritime University on maritime laws and international laws. All these would not have been made possible without my studies at IMLI.