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.

Master Mariner with a total sailing experience of 42 years, including 30 years in command.  

Head – Quality Systems

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.

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 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.

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

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

Chief Engineer with over 26 years of Sailing Experience on various types of Vessels & Dredgers. Teaching Experience of 18 years. Faculty with HIMT since November 2008 for Pre-Sea Engineering Courses, Engineering Competency Courses & Modular Coures.

Former Naval Officer. Master Mariner with over 25 years of Sea Experience on various types of Vessels. Served as Pilot at Chennai Port Trust. Varied Teaching Experience over 17 years. Working with HIMT since July 2014, as Faculty for various Nautical Competency & Modular Courses.

Chief Engineer with 20 years of Sailing Experience on various types of vessels. Shore Experience as Marine Superintendent / Technical Superintendent with various shipping Companies. Joined HIMT as a Faculty in June 2019 for Engineering Competency Courses & Post Sea Modular Courses

Commenced Merchant Navy carrier in 1989 with SCI as Trainee Nautical Officer Cadet.
Total Sailing experience is about 24 years on oil and chemical tankers in various ranks including as Master
Worked with various Indian and Foreign flag ships and with multi-national seafarers.
12 + years teaching experience as senior marine Faculty in various reputed Maritime Training Institutes including HOD of Nautical Science.
Associated with HIMT in 2018 as Faculty and now CIC B.Sc. Nautical Science.
Have done TOTA and AECS and also associated with DGS as approved External Examiner for 2nd Mates (F.G)

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

Post Graduate in Electrical & Electronics Engineering. Teaching various Engineering related topics in HIMT for Competency Courses.

Specialization in Automation and control, PLC

Worked as Assistant Professor for 10 years. 

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

I have finished my B.E at Anna University and M.E in Anna University and secured University second rank  and presented my research in marine composite materials in my post graduation. Later I continued to complete my research and doing my doctorate under the topic marine composite materials and structural analysis in various shipyards all over India.

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.

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 

Worked as a Petty Officer for 18 years with Indian Navy on various types of Naval Ships. Teaching in HIMT since Jan 2009 for Pre Sea Training Courses.

20 years of experience as Marine fitter.

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

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

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

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

38 years of Experience as 6G Welder in Shipyards

Seamanship Instructor from 2002