Master Mariner with over 5+ years of experience as Master on Oil / Chemical Tankers and 3+ Years of Teaching Experience. Principal of HIMT College and has experience in taking classes for Pre Sea (Nautical), Nautical Competency Courses, and Modular Courses.

A Mechanical Engineering Graduate choosing Marine Profession which saw him serving as a Chief Engineer on various types of vessels. Founder & CEO of Hindustan Institute of Maritime Training, Chennai. With a Penchant for Imparting Quality Maritime Training Mr. Vakil started HIMT in 1998. He has helmed with great dedication & professionalism to elevate HIMT as a most reputed Maritime Training Institution with over 2 decades of providing Quality Maritime Training to Mariners.

HIMT which started with Three Modular Courses and by 2001 it became India’s Largest Maritime Training Institute in terms of Number of Courses approved by DG Shipping. HIMT has received several prestigious International Awards & National recognitions. Mr. Vakil has been the 1st Marine Engineer in the World to be conferred with the Fellowship from Nautical Institute , UK. He is also the fellow of Institute of Marine Engineers, Institute of Engineers, Chartered Engineer , MBA. He is also an active Committee member in various professional bodies.

Sailing experience of about 12years and additionally 27 years as office superintendent with 5 ship owners in the maintenance and repairs of ships, dry docking including the construction of double hull bulk carriers and green field shipyard.

Joined South India Shipping Corporation (SISCO), Chennai. Leads various positions in various companies Technical Manager in India Cements Pvt. Ltd. Vice President in Good Earth Maritime Pvt. Ltd. Member of The Board of Executive Council of the Indian Maritime University (IMU), Chennai. Managed and operated vessels of Indian, Panamanian, Liberian flag administrations. He Co-ordinated with the TamilNadu Maritime Board and various government departments for shipyard establishment.

Have been in teaching field since 1997 for the past 25 years as head of the department, course Coordinator and principal with 18 years of experience in marine college and a decade in HIMT. Have been taking classes up to postgraduate and research level

Have 9 years experience as Chief Engineer in Oil tankers and AHTS vessels. 7 years of teaching experience in the subjects, Steam engineering, Heat engines, Refrigeration, Air conditioning systems, Engine room management, Naval architecture, Marine auxiliaries, Boilers, pumps and Gas turbines.

Over 15 years of teaching experience in various MTI in Chennai. 15 years of Indian Navy experience and about 6 years of experience in merchant ships

Worked as Assistant Professor for 10 years. 

Works as an Librarian at HIMT College for more than Ten years. We have installed CALIBRE an E-Management Software and Uploaded more than 250 E-Books.

Leads the workshop training at HIMT for the past 18 years.

I am a Master Mariner and I have been a teaching faculty with HIMT College for more than 2 years

Sailed for 10 years on various steam and motor ships (Bulk carriers, Tankers and container).
Profit Center head of two ships as technical Superintendent for 2 years. Incharge of worlds largest 2 stroke engines power plant on Land. aworked in power plant for 20 years. Teaching in HIMT for last 2.5 years.

Five years (successful teaching experience of computers and its applications).

24 years of academic professional service- In the field of Computer Science & Technology. Cent percent Result achiever till now of the entire service. Participation in social service of educating economically backward students.

Training the Marine Engineering students to excel in their future achievements especially in the shipping company

WORKED AS ELECTRICIAN IN OMAN ,DUBAI,SAUDI IN CEMENT COMPANY. 18 YRS OF EXPERIENCE IN HIGH VOLTAGE ,6.6KV,33KV,110 KV DISTRIBUTION FEEDER PANELS AND ITS CONTROL GEARS

Specialization in Automation and control, PLC

MEO CL IV Marine Engineer with sailing experience on PCC and Oil Tanker. 3 years of teaching experience on Engine Room Simulator and Ship-In-Campus. Awarded by  “The Maritime Trainers Guild” for Innovation in Practical Training and Skill Development in 2021.

1.Teaching to GME, B TECH,GP about all aux machinery at AMW

2.Teaching Aux boiler to B Tech student at SIC

3. Taking practical at MOCKUP

4.Tanking offline classes of GME 19 and 21 for Steam Turbine

Incharge of GP Ratings Seaman Ship Skills , imparts efficient training to the cope up with the shipboard duties of seafarers.

Work in Dry Dock and Rig and offshore 

20 years of experience as Marine fitter.

Seamanship Instructor from 2002 

40 years of Experience as 6G Welder in Powerplants and Refineries

3 years experience as HVAC technician in Atomic Power plant,6 years experience in Training in workshops

38 years of Experience as 6G Welder in Shipyards