Dr. Surender Kumar
(CEng, CMarEng, CMarTech, FIMarEST, FNI, Ph.D
About Me
  • An Author for two books on Dynamic Positioning.
    • Dynamic Positioning for Engineers (Published from Taylor & Francis, UK) &
    • Dynamic Positioning – Questions and Answers) Published from India
  • Researcher, Academician, Accredited Management Teacher (AIMA, New Delhi).
  • Internationally experienced DP Trainer for the last 14 years.
  • A Chartered Engineer (UK Charter)
  • A Chartered Marine Engineer (UK)
  • A Chartered Marine Technologist (UK)
  • Fellow – Institute of Marine Engineering Science & Technology (FIMarEST) London.
  • Fellow (FNI) – The Nautical Institute, London.
  • Currently a freelance DP Trainer and DP Consultant and Advisor
  • Founding Director and the current vice president of Maritime Trainers Guild, India ( A not for  profit organization – Advising maritime authorities in seafarer training)

Previous Experience

  • DP Manager for an Indonesian DP vessels owning company looking after operations of DP fleet and DP professionals deployed onboard.
  • Principal-Sir Derek Bibby Maritime Training Centre (Team responsible to introduce DP Training in India) The team also introduced MCA UK approved courses in India.
  • MCA UK approved High Voltage trainer and Assessor.
  • Introduced MCA UK approved High Voltage Courses in India.
  • Introduced MCA UK approved High Voltage Courses in Korea maritime & Oceans University, Busan.
  • Principal-Global Maritime Training Centre (After V Ship took over)
  • Founding Managing Director- Aqua Marine Maritime Training Centre
  • Part of the Team responsible introducing DP training in Indonesia (Still continue to be a DP trainer for the centre)
  • Part of the Team responsible introducing DP training in South Africa (Cape Town).
  • Part of the Team responsible introducing DP training in Nigeria. (Still continue to be a DP trainer for the centre)
  • Experienced in conducting DP lessons learnt programmes for a few clients. Was part of the team of facilitators along with trainers from the USA conducting DP lessons learnt programme for Transocean DPOs in Mumbai.
  • Been on the working group/s for the Nautical Institute for developing new DP training programmes and online assessment.
  • Been associated with the training of more than 14000 DP operators and DP engineers.
  • Have trained, facilitated and supervised a dozen plus DP trainers as per the guidelines from the Nautical Institute, London.
  • Experienced in carrying out and facilitating FMEA trials.