MY EXPERIENCE AT MUNDRA PORT , ADANI SEZ- CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL

MUNDRA PORT,  ADANI PORT AND SPECIAL ECONOMIC ZONE ,   SEZ -  CAPT AJIT VADAKAYILEarly this year ( 2012 ) my chemical tanker laden with Methanol from Sohar Oman went to Mundra Port Gujarat for discharge.I had a bizarre experience there,  never experienced before in my 3 decades of command.The Methanol at Sohar was loaded under absolute quality control. My ship's stainless steel tanks failed the PTT test of wall wash. It was a...

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LALA LAJPAT RAI, THE LION OF PUNJAB- CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL

THE FREEDOM FIGHTER , A MARTYR WHO FELT FOR HIS MOTHERLAND-  CAPT AJIT VADAKAYILNearly 4 decades ago, when I did my 2nd Mate's exam, we used to go to Shere-e Punjab restaurant from Seaman's Club Mumbai , to have our dinner. It was a economy hotel , but gave good food and fast service--and we could ill affors to lose time waiting for service.I asked my Punjabi batch mate, what does the name of the restaurant indicate. He had NO dang clue. Well...

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TUM MILE , CANT STOP LOVIN' YOU -- CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL

Tum Mile (Love Reprise)tu hi meri hai saari zameen you are my entire world chaahe kahin se chaloon… tujh pe hi aake rukoon. wherever i may be walking from… my destination is always you. tere siva, main jaoon kahan? without you, where do i go? koi bhi raah chunoon… tujhape hi aake rukoon. whichever path i may choose… my destination is always you. tum mile, to lamhein tham gaye now that you’re mine, these...

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CHEMICAL HAZARDS ON CHEMICAL TANKERS- CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL

  CHEMICAL HAZARDS  ON CHEMICAL TANKERS-  CAPT AJIT VADAKAYIL Personal Protective Equipment - The items listed are those recommended by (a) manufacturers, either in technical bulletins or in Material Safety Data Sheets, (b) the Chemical Manufacturers Association, or (c) the National Safety Council, for use by personnel while responding to fire or accidental discharge of the chemical.  They are intended to protect the lungs,...

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