January 2005

The role was created to meet growing demands from shipping companies for a one-stop solution for Training and Assessment

Milind comes to Videotel with 15 years of experience sailing on General Cargo ships, Bulk carriers, including Cape size, tankers, OBO, Container ships.

Milind has a Master's degree in Arbitration & Dispute Resolution, is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators and is a Supporting Member of the London Maritime Arbitrators Association, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers, a Member of the Nautical Institute and has been Quality Management Systems Lead Auditor of the International Register of Certificated Auditors(IRCA).

Milind started his shore career as a Marine Superintendent with Confidence Shipping, a ship manning company in Mumbai, then moved over to American Bureau of Shipping where he was involved in ISM/ISO activity in India during which time the ISM Code was in gestation. He then moved to Hong Kong to take charge of the Safety and Quality department of New Asian Shipping, Company a ship management company with MOL Tokyo as principal. Thereafter he moved to the U.K. to teach in the Fleetwood Nautical College before taking up the offer to join Videotel.

Videotel is responding to shipping companies who wish to be identified as quality shipping companies in the interest of themselves and their stakeholders. Ship owner and Ship Managers are looking to upgrade the crew competency and to set standards above the basic STCW benchmark. They have realised that this is the way to enhance the safety of the sea, protection of environment and the efficiency of their crew.

There is also an emerging trend of outsourcing training and competency management to professional companies who have been involved in maritime training.

Videotel is the established market leader in providing quality-training materials for the shipping industry and is committed to achieving high standards of training and assessment. Videotel is uniquely place to offer a one-stop solution for the Training and Assessment needs of shipping companies. Milind joins Videotel to provide his hand-on experience in training and assessment for the support of ship owners/managers, shore and sea staff.

To contact Milind, please email