The Merchant Navy Club Hostel facility is available for seafarers attending the examinations in MMD Kochi. Presently the online booking is not available. Kindly contact the below number or email for Rooms/Hostel booking:-
Landline: 0484 4010800
Mobile: 9497735822
Email: mnckochi@yahoo.com; mnckochi@gmail.com
Merchant Navy Club has been converted as a Quarantine centre for the ships CREW Members SIGNING OFF at cochin Port, in compliance of the SOP in this regard, promulgated by the Director General of Shipping, GOI. Accordingly, the club has been providing following rooms w.e.f 15th May 2020, details as follows:-
Suite Rooms – 2 Nos
Deluxe AC Room – 7 nos.
Single AC Rooms – 10 Nos.
Non AC Single Rooms – 8 Nos.
(All rooms with toilet attached)
The Quarantined crew members should follow the procedures and guidelines laid down by the respective Administration.
Please refer the DG shipping Order No.12 of 2020 on standard operating procedures/Protocols (SOP) for controlled crew change dated 22-04-2020 and the Guidelines for Quarantine facilities Covid-19 by the National Centre for Disease Control, Govt. of India, Ministry of Health and family welfare.
Interested Shipping companies and Seafarers may contact directly or email to mnckochi@yahoo.com for booking.
Anand Ackare
Manager
Merchant navy club
Willingdon Island
Mob: 9497735822
Email: mnckochi@yahoo.com
Dedication ceremony of
On
THE MEMORIAL ANCHOR OF
THE DREDGER “LORD WILLINGDON”
THAT MADE THE WILLINGDON ISLAND
BY
SHRI MOHANLAL,
(Cine Artist & Padma Bhushan Recipient)
Saturday, 7th September 2019 at 9:00 AM at
MERCHANT NAVY CLUB, KOCHI
The modern port of Cochin is situated in “Wllingdon Island”- a historical
monument of human efforts which was constructed reclaiming 3.2 Sq.km of land under the visionary leadership of a British Harbour Engineer Sir Robert Bristow and named after Lord Willingdon – the 32 nd Viceroy of India who was instrumental in the implementation of this green-field port at the southern end of Indian peninsula.
On May 26, 1928, Capt. Bullen of the steam ship `Padma’, coming down from Bombay sailed calmly into this newly made harbour and the modern port of Cochin was thus opened to the world.
This colossal reclamation work was achieved with the help of a dredger by
name ‘Lord Willingdon’, which worked relentlessly since its arrival at
Kochi in 1926 till the successful completion of this mammoth project.
Having outlived her life Dredger Willingdon sank off the Cochin harbour in 1979, but the remains of her proud memories- “the Anchor” – is being installed in front of the Merchant Navy Club, Kochi as a befitting memorial.
The monument- “The Anchor that made this island”, conceived and executed by famous Artist Maraprabhu Ramachandran is a tribute to the long saga of ambition, skill, determination and perseverance of Robert Bristow and his team in making one of the safest harbours in the peninsula.
The inaugral function was also attended by Dr. M. Beena, IAS, Chairperson of the Cochin Port Trust.
Dear All,
It gives me tremendous joy to invite each and every mariner to a celebration of a legacy for posterity for the entire fraternity.
Presenting ‘QUARTERDECK’. An exclusive lounge designed and created by Mariners at the Merchant Navy Club, Willingdon Island, Kochi for service to the Merchant Marine.
Inauguration and dedication by Shri Ajithkumar Sukumaran, honourable Principal Officer – cum- Joint Director General of Shipping, MMD Kochi.
Venue : Merchant Navy Club, Willingdon Island, Kochi
Date : 07 November 2017
Time : 1800 hrs.
Below entities have laboured hard to achieve this dream
All Mariners are welcome.
Capt R.V Rajesh Nambiar
Secretary, CMMI Kochi
Fifty four masters mariners serving in Indian ports, Government, Shipping companies and ships at sea, founded the Company of Master Mariners in 1956 on similar lines and with similar aims and objects as Hon. Company of Master Mariner of United Kingdom. The memorandum and articles of association were prepared and approved on 8th August 1957 by the founder members. The Company was registered under the Company’s Act 1956 on 23rd August 1957.
The memorandum and article were thereafter amended
(a) to increase fees
(b) to increase the membership and
(c) to grant option and regulate life membership.
Major amendments to the memorandum and articles of association were first considered by a two member committee of Capt. N. N. Bhansali and Capt. Dhyan Mangat in 1985/86.
To check out more details go to www.cmmikochi.com
The Nautical Institute is the international representative body for maritime professionals
The Nautical Institute is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) with consultative status at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). Our aim is to represent seafarers’ and practical maritime professionals’ views at the highest level.
As a representative body, the Institute fulfils its role in many different ways. Membership by proven qualifications and experience helps to set standards. The technical committees ensure that professional opinion and advice is fed back to the industry’s decision making bodies.
Publications written by practitioners for practitioners provide the best operational guidance available and the branches encourage professional development in local areas.
Aims and Objectives
The institute aims to provide the strongest possible professional focus, dedicated to improving standards of those involved in control of seagoing craft, while maintaining the Institute as an international centre of nautical excellence.
Branches
The principal aim of the Branches is to promote the activities and increase the membership of The Nautical Institute in their area.
The Branches are vibrant, pro-active organisations of current professionals, and provide:
Nautical Institute Branches are grouped into world zones.
The Nautical Institute India – South West Branch (Kochi) inauguration took place on 26th September 2015 and the local branch is functioning from the Merchant Navy Club
