Issue No. 245 October 2019

Training Ship Rahaman(Nautical Education & Training)

Sir Mohamed Yusuf Seamen Welfare Foundation, Nhava, Dist. Raigad, Taluka Panvel 410 206, MaharashtraAn In-house Monthly Publication (not for public circulation)

Capt. (Dr.) Ashutosh Apandkar visited Maritime Training Institute, Powai on 1st September 2019.

Capt. (Dr.) Ashutosh Apandkar attended the function organised by AZA Shipping in Andheri, on 28thSeptember 2019.

Capt. (Dr.) Ashutosh Apandkar attended the Doctoral Committee Meeting at IMU Headquarter Chennaion 29th September 2019.

Capt. (Dr.) Ashutosh Apandkar attended the MTG function at Delhi on 1st October 2019.

Capt. (Dr.) Ashutosh Apandkar and Mr. V. A. Kamath attended the meeting at GAMMA Marine on 3rdOctober 2019.

Capt. (Dr.) Ashutosh Apandkar attended the meeting for various approvals at DG Shipping on 4thOctober 2019.

B.Sc. Nautical Science faculty attended the meeting at BP Marine, Panvel on 4th October 2019.

Entrance Examination of GP Rating batch no. 65, was held on 5th October 2019. Total 770 onlineapplications were received & 559 students appeared for the test.

Capt. Sandeep Bhatnagar and Capt. Pradeep Dandekar attended the five day TSTA course at ARI,Delhi from 7th to 12th October 2019.

Capt. (Dr.) Ashutosh Apandkar attended the meeting at the Mantralaya on 11th October 2019, calledby Principal Secretariat (Shipping).

Soft Skill training was conducted on the campus by Mrs. Namita Date for Instructors and wardens on12th October 2019.

FY B.Sc. (NS)/GP and CCMC ratings have done “shramdaan” clean ship on our campus on 14thOctober 2019

Mr. V. A. Kamath attended a meeting on “Pre-sea maritime training institute” organised by DG Shippingon 23rd October 2019.

TY B.Sc. Nautical Science cadets along with Mr. Gaikwad and Mr. S.S. Tomar attended “SeafarersEnhancement Programme” organised by Board of Examinations Seafarer Trust (BEST) on 25th and26th October 2019.

Physical Endurance Test, Personal Interview and medicals for new GP Rating Batch no. 65 wasconducted on our campus on 25th and 26th October 2019.

Distance learning programme (DLP) as on October 2019. SSTP Certificate issued – 08 Candidates. On Going DLP – 343 Candidates.

GME 07 batch Completed their Projects, Class room theory and appeared for Semester IIexams from 22nd to 24th Oct 2019.

GME 07 batch made projects as presented below

Main engine Lub oil system byCadet: (Lto R) Manish Patel,Mojek D'Souza, AkshayParsekar, Danish Momin andRitesh Garodapalli.

Stern Frame & Rudder Auto Turning by Cadets: ( L to R ) Baria Sagar,Jaikishan Rao, Solanki Ankit, Priyank Tandel, Pritesh Chauhan

Oily Water Separator Model by Cadets: ( L to R) Zeeshan Solkar, SanjuGeorge, Saad Govalkar, Akshay Jiju ,Trinto Tony.

Anti-heeling with Hybrid Propulsion system by Cadets: Arun Sharma, Hanif Buhari,Sajjad Sable, Raj Lakeshri, Laxman Waghmode.

GME 07 was given a warm send off by GME faculty on 25th Oct 2019

FMER Simulator was tried out to keep it operational.GME 07 batch spruced up Sagardhan as end of course activity on 14th & 15th October

2019.

Admission for GME 08 batch – 20 candidates were selected and were given necessaryinstructions for reporting on 1st November 2019.

EMSA audit preparation is in full swing.

IRS auditors listed out shortcomings, which TSR is attending for improvement.

Number of candidates trained in various courses for the month of October 2019 are as follows:

Abdul Rashid Academy of Culinary Arts and Maritime Hospitality(ARACAMH)

ARACAMH College had organized the Awadhi Cuisine Workshop conducted by Chef Siddiqueon25th&26th September 2019 in Basic Training Kitchen. Chef Siddique is currently the Sous Chef(Indian cuisine) at J.W Marrott, Mumbai.

Chef Siddique had grown up in India and in his life, food was at the centre of everyday life. Fromfestivalsto wedding celebrations, huge feasts were common place in Mumbai and it was here that he fell inlove with the sights, smells and celebration of food.This exposure was vital to his experience as achef, later in life as he started to develop his personal style, marrying Indian spices and flavours withWestern techniques and ingredients.

He has been lucky enough to follow his passion for food with a career as a chef and he now runs SaffronRestaurants (Authentic Indian Cuisine) and Lotus (Coffee shop) serving modern Indian cuisine.He alwaysworks hard to improve the food he cooks, responding to new ingredients, techniques and influences tocreate menus & dishes that are mindful of Indian tradition, but are always evolving, adapting, changingto keep in step with the time. He is also a committee member of Western India Culinary Association.

On 28th September 2019, a competition was organized by WICA (Western Indian Culinary Association)&Nestle 'Student Chef Championship' at Rizvi college, Bandra, Mumbai. Students from TY BACA Mr.Karan Hate & Mr. AkshayTalekar representing Training Ship Rahaman, (Abdul Rashid Academy ofCulinary Arts and Maritime Hospitality) had participated in the event accompanied by Chef Alpan, ChefChetan and Chef Rajesh.

The theme of the event was Authentic IndianCooking. The students were judged on the cooking methods, innovation and presentation skills.A demonstration on fruit and vegetable carving was organized on 10th and 11th Oct 2019 for SY BScMHS& BA in Culinary Arts students. MrFeroz Khan, visited ARACAMH and showed different types offruit and vegetable carvings.

CCMC Entrance exam and Interview for batch no 28 was conducted on 12th Oct 2019. 189 candidatesappeared, out of which 80 candidates were shortlisted in the 1st merit list. They were sent formedical examination. One more entrance exam and interview will be scheduled on 16th November2019.Dawat E Khas ,Peshawari theme Lunch was organized on 11th October 2019 by the students of TY BA in Culinary Arts, in ARACAMH amidst great cheer and the cultural extravaganza.

The event was attended by most of the Parents as invitees and few students of BA in Culinary Artsand BSc MHS batches for the first time. There was an external examiner for this event. He appreciatedthe effort of the students in managing the event so efficiently.

On 14th October 2019, a batch of 17 candidates from Anglo Eastern have enrolled for the courseon Culinary Skills Enhancement Programme(2 months). The previous batch of 22 candidatessuccessfully completed the course on 10th September 2019.On 15th October 2019, ARACAMH Chefs took part in the Chef Connect-2019Conference, Organizedby WICA (Western Indian Culinary Association) at ITC-Maratha, Mumbai. Chef Connect was a oneday seminar, and Chef Meet where hundreds of chefs from India come on one platform and form aforum about the chef's world. Event was adorned by renowned chefs from Star Hotels and Cateringestablishments sharing their experiences and views on the new trends as well as our Culinarytraditions.

The Conference started with a keynote Address by Chief Guest Dr Mohsina Mukadam, Professor& HOD of History at Ruia College-Mumbai about the Food History of Maharashtra, and followed by

a Session on - How I Reclaimed My Tradition by Ms Jayanti Kathale - Founder Managing Director atPurnabramha. There was also a Session on - Ancient Grain & Millets by Dr B.Dayakar Rao, PrincipalScientist at The Indian Institute of Millets Research.Another interesting session was on: Chef, The Custodian of Our Unique Culinary Heritage by ChefMadhu Krishnan, Executive Chef-Research,Innovation,Development at ITC Ltd-Hotel Division.

FY and SY, BSc MHS and BA in Culinary Arts students finished their 1st and 3rd semester practicalexaminations which started from 15th October to 22nd October 2019. They will report back on 12thNovember 2019 after their Diwali vacations for written examinations.

T Y BA in Culinary Arts, 5th semester practical examinations started from 14th October 2019 andconcluded on 19th October 2019.Final written examinations will be conducted from 18th to 22ndNovember 2019.

Lady Khatun Marium School & Junior College

U17 Boys and U19 Girls Basketball teams participated in the Divisional Level Competition held on 6thand 7th October at Father Agnel School, Vashi.

LKM Athletes participated in the Taluka Level Meet held on 5th October at Karnala Sports Academy,Panvel. All the students qualified and played for the District Level Meet held at District Sports Complex,Alibagh. Mast. Karan Patil and Mast. Yadnesh Bhagat have qualified for divisional level to be held thismonth.

16 Boys and 10 Girls participated in CBSE Cluster Meet at Sanjay Ghodavat International School,Kolhapur from 15th to 17th October. 150 schools from Maharashtra and Goa have participated in theMeet. Our students bagged a Gold, 4 Silver and 12 Bronze medals.

Open House for the students of Std. VI to XII was organised on 12th October to discuss their progressin the Half Yearly Examination.

English Olympiad Examination initiated by SOF was conducted on 15th October.

Rangoli Competition for the students of Std. V to XII was conducted on 22nd October in gymnasium. Thevarious types of Rangolis like Sanskarbharti, petal colours and Salt work were beautifully done by thestudents.

Fatma Banu Hospital

Mrs. Daisy Paul visited SNBP International School, Moshi, Pune on 9th October and SPM PublicEnglish Medium School, Pune on 18th October 2019 as an Inspecting Officer for the comprehensiveinspection of the respective schools for CBSE affiliation.

Mr. Jitendra Mahajan and Mrs. Shany Antony attended a workshop on 'Pedagogical Leadership'organised by Sahodaya Group of Schools at Shri Ma Vidyalaya, Thane on 15th October 2019.

Mrs. Purabi Sen attended a workshop on 'Experiencial Learning' organised by CBSE at DPS, Nerulon 17th October 2019.

************************************************************************************************************The Birds of Nhava by Mr. Sylvester Alphonso is an excellent example of passion, dedication andperseverance. I applaud the publication of this wonderful book.

Bird watching is an art which takes extreme patience and ability to admire the beauty of nature.Having lived in Nhava for 25+years , never have I ever noticed the diversity of birds in Nhava. Theeffort under taken by Mr. Sylvester Alphonso just a span of one year is highly commendable. I stronglyadvise all the residents of Nhava to browse through the book and appreciate these beautiful wingedcreatures around us.

On behalf of LKM School I congratulate and thank you for publishing this highly informative book.Mrs. D. PaulPrincipal, Lady Khatun Marium School

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Infrastructure, Repairs and MaintenanceMaintenance staff have completed the work of fabrication of balcony railing of two-class room at SamanderMahal building, Internal painting of B wing of Serang Hostel making new blinds for Pre Sea classrooms atBarnes Academy repairs and painting of classroom at Sagardweep hostel, external painting of Sagarikahostel, modification of living cum dining room of Anchorage bungalow and External plastering of SerangHostel. Casted RCC beams of surface rain water gutter line near Catering College, fabricated and installedMuster station point sign boards, repaired the big mock up at FFC, external plaster repairing of buildingsfor painting.Maintenance staff are busy with Construction of Grass room at Dairy farm, modification of kitchen andstaircase wing at Anchorage Bungalow, replacing the ceiling plate of small mock up at FFC, fabricatingSS body water cooler, external painting of buildings around Campus, repairs of class rooms and hostelcabins for EMSA audit, railing work at Worli and rewiring of cabins at Serang Hostel.

George Campbell Library

Four new reference books SOLAS, STCW-2017,Model course 3.23 and Model course 1.19 has beenreceived and updated in library for EMSA audit.Past DNS question paper has been added in libraryfor better preparation of their examination.

Current circulars of DG Shipping, IMO, ILO, andShipping News have been downloaded and will bepublished in forthcoming Library bulletin.

Current Awareness Services ''Library monthlybulletin'' has been circulated in e-format to all facultiesand also the printed copies are distributed to allhostels, reception etc.

On 17th October, 2019, a group of 83 students fromMahindra School, Malad visited the Marine Museum.

Future Watch

November 2019

1. 2nd GP entrance test on 2nd November 2019.

2. One-month preparatory class for IMU DNS course Feb 2020 batch commencing on 19th November 2019.

3. EMSA audit from 15th to 18th November 2019.

4. Well baby clinic - Nov 11th and 23th

5. Pulse Polio - No Fix Date

NEW FACES

Mrs. Shubhangi SujitkumarBhandwalkar, Laundry Assistant,Laundry Department w.e.f. 01October, 2019.

Mr. Koli Chandrakant Gajanan,Assistant to Boatyard Bosun,Training Departmentw.e.f. 07 October, 2019.

Marine Museum