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Chief Surveyor-cum-Addl. DG (Engineering)
Name Tele Phone Fax No. Email Date of Joining D.G. Service Educational Qualifications	Shri Ajithkumar Sukumaran, Chief Surveyor 022-25752008 022-25752013 cs-dgs@nic.in 01.04.2022 First class Engineer's Certificate of Competency (Motor), Post Graduate Diploma in Maritime Operations and Management.
Dy. Chief Surveyor-cum-Senior Deputy Director General (Tech)
Name Tele Phone Email Date of Joining D.G. Service Educational Qualifications Profile	Satish Kamath(1) 022-25752051 skamath-dgs@gov.in 16.04.2013 MEO Class I (Motor), Extra First Class, MSc in Maritime Affairs (WMU Malmo) •All matters pertaining to Green Shipping, Decarbonization and Sustainability initiatives including National Green Shipping Policy, Future Fuel Strategy for Maritime India and Sustainability of Ports initiatives. •All matters related to MEPC and related Inter Sessional working Groups (ISWG- GHG), PPR and Technical Cooperation Committee. •All matters of Approval and Monitoring of Fire Fighting Appliances, Life-saving appliance and Bunker Supplier Registration. •Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra project in the respective area of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with Dy CS (2). •Represent Chief Examiner in the STCW Compliance Board in discussion with the Chief Surveyor. •Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor.
Name Tele Phone Email Date of Joining D.G. Service Educational Qualifications Profile	Aniruddha Chaki(2) 022-25752024 chaki-dgs@nic.in 23.06.2022 Extra First Class Certificate of Competency, M.Sc from World Maritime University, malmo, Sweden •All Administrative and Staff Matters Pertaining to the Engg. wing. •Appellate Authority of the Engineering Wing as per RTI Act. •All matters related to survey and certification of ships, exemptions/dispensations related to SOLAS, MARPOL, Ballast Water Management and Antifouling Conventions. •All matters related to Flag State Implementation and Port State Control of Indian Ships and Foreign flagged ships coming to Indian Ports. •All matters related to monitoring of Recognized Organizations (ROV •Plan Approval related matters of the Engineering Wing •Nodal Officer for implementation and monitoring of all e-governance and IT Infrastructure related matters of the Engineering Wing including transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system with assistance from all other Engineering wing officers. •All Matters Related to IMSAS audit as Single Point of Contact for India. •Matters related to IOCE-SMarT and BSMarTC •Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor.
Name Tele Phone Email Date of Joining D.G. Service Educational Qualifications Profile	Shri Praveen Nair(3) 022 - 25752037 praveen.nair@gov.in 19.04.2013 Extra First Class Certificate of Competency, M.Sc from World Maritime University, Malmo •Overall in-charge and coordinator of Examination, Assessment and Certification of Engineers with assistance from other Examiners at DGS as described in Annex-I. •All matters related to the Safe Manning of vessels, including dispensation. •All matters related to STCW matters and IMO-HTW matters. •All matters pertaining to issuance of 1/10 endorsement of Foreign COC's. •Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system in the respective areas of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with Dy CS (2). •Matters related to transition to the new examination system. •Any other matter may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor.
Engineer & Ship Surveyor-cum-Deputy DG(Tech)
Name Tele Phone Email Date of Joining D.G. Service Educational Qualifications Profile	Shri Gopikrishna. C 022-25752036 gopikrishna.c@gov.in 11.10.2021 Extra First Class Certificate of Competency, MEO Class-I (Motor), Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), MBA in Shipping & Logistics Management, MSc in Maritime Affairs (WMU Malmo) •All matters related to ISM implementation and identifying persistent substandard performance by companies/DPs ashore. •In-charge of Near Coastal Voyage Examinations and certification. •All matters pertaining to River-Sea vessels, Coastal vessels and operational limits of IV vessels. •All matters related to Fishing Vessels including Survey, Certification etc. •All Matters related to Ship recycling & HKC. •All BIS Related Matters. •All matters pertaining to Casualty Investigation w.r.t matters concerning Engineering Wing. •Country Focal Point for IMO Glo Litter / Register Projects. •Represent Chief Surveyor in the MLC Compliance Board. •In charge of matters related to BWM and AFS Conventions. •All matters pertaining to IMO-PPR in consultation with Dy CS (I). •Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system in the respective areas of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with Dy CS (2). •Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor.
Name Tele phone E-mail Date of Joining D.G Service Educational Qualifications Profile	Shri Mugilrajan Devarajan mugilrajan.mmd@gov.in •Assist Dy CS (3) in the conduct, coordination, assessment, and certification of all MEO Examinations. •Assist Dy CS (3) in the implementation of the new examination system, including coordination with the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC) and NTA. •Verify, and approving COC (For Grade MEO Class I and Class 11, ETO) •Participate in the meetings and activities of the STCW Compliance Board. •STCW Verification Cell to Carry out the verification of foreign-issued COC. •All matters related to Approval of Maritime Training Institutes on Engineering courses referred to the Engineering Wing. •Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system in the respective areas of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with Dy CS (2). •Engineering Wing EAC Branch Quality Management System In charge. •Assist Dy CS (3) in all matters of MEO Class IV examination including approval of results, issuance of COC's and E-Pariksha grievance related matters. •Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor/ Dy. Chief Surveyor (3).
Name Tele phone E-mail Date of Joining D.G Service Educational Qualifications Profile	Shri Niket Pathak niketpathak-dgs@gov.in •CPIO of the Engineering Wing as per RTI Act 2005. •Assist Dy CS (2) with matters related to survey and certification of ships, exemptions/dispensations related to SOLAS, MARPOL, Ballast Water Management and Antifouling Conventions. •Assist Dy CS (2) with matters related to Flag State Implementation and Port State Control of Indian Ships and Foreign flagged ships coming to Indian Ports. •Assist Dy CS (2) with matters related to monitoring of Recognised Organisations (RO). •Assist Dy CS (3) for verification of fraudulent COC and scrutiny. •Assist Dy CS (2) for implementation of new website related to FSI and RO monitoring. •Assist E&SS (1) In-charge of Near Coastal Voyage Examinations and certification. •Direct In charge of all matters related to Rajbhasha monitoring and implementation in the Engineering Wing. •Assist Dy CS (2) for Plan Approval related matters of the Engineering Wing •Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e-Samudra system in the respective areas of responsibility handled in the Engineering Wing, in consultation with Dy CS (2). •Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor/ Dy. Chief Surveyor (2).
Name Tele phone E-mail Date of Joining D.G Service Educational Qualifications Profile	Shri Pravin Kumar Roy pravin.roy-dgs@gov.in •Assist Dy CS (1) in all matters pertaining to Green Shipping, Decarbonization an Sustainability initiatives including National Green Shipping Policy, Future Fuel Strategy for Maritime India and Sustainability of Ports initiatives. •Assist Dy CS (1) in all matters related to MEPC and related Inter Sessional working Groups (ISWG- GHG), PPR and Technical Cooperation Committee. •Assist Dy CS (1) in all matters of Approval and Monitoring of Fire Fighting Appliances, Life-saving appliance and Bunker Supplier Registration. •Assist Dy CS (3) in all routine applications related to issuance of Engineering Stream Certificates of Proficiency (COPs). •Assist Dy CS (3) in all matters related to IN-MN Transition and certification. •Assist Dy CS (1) in all Matters All Matters related to Port Reception Facilities including monitoring of complaints on GISIS and scheduling of audits. •Single Point of contact of the Engineering Wing for all correspondence with various Ministries, other Branches etc. & co- ordination matters, with the approval of the Chief Surveyor/concerned Dy. Chief Surveyors. •Nodal Officer for dealing with Court case matters, VIP References and Parliamentary Queries referred to the Engg. Wing with assistance from other officers dealing with the subject and the approval of the Chief Surveyor. •Nodal Officer for all matters pertaining to public grievances, helpdesk and vigilance. (PG Portal, DGS Feedback, Tweet). •Coordinating Indo Danish Centre of excellence related activities as Steering group committee member. •Coordinating IMO Glo-Noise project related activities. •Implementation and monitoring of transition to the proposed new website & e- Samudra system in the respective area of responsibility, in consultation with Dy CS (2). •Assist Dy CS (2) with all procurement related matters of the Engineering Wing. •Assist E&SS (I) in all Matters related to Ship recycling & HKC. •Any other matter as may be assigned by the Chief Surveyor/ Dy. Chief Surveyor (1).

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