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Work History
Education
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Job Experience
Core Strength
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Vikas  Katnoria

Vikas Katnoria

Dharamshala

Summary

Loyalty and hard/smart work are 2 pillars which defines my overall work life.

Having served 18 years at sea and after being a Master for 5 contracts. I aspire to continue my career ashore. Expertise in all aspects of Marine Operations, HSEQ, including risk assessment, incident investigation, cargo handling, ship security, compliance and training.

Throughout my professional career, I have developed robust system by fostering culture of safety, security and driving continuous improvement initiatives to maintain effective ship operations and navigation keeping best outcome in commercial aspects.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience

Work History

Master Mariner

V. Ship’s and Oman Shipping
06.2007 - 04.2025

18 years sea service experience ( 2007-2025)

25 months experience as Master

Cadetship with Shipping corporation of India

3rd Officer to Captain under one organization

Experienced on oil/chemical tankers

Education

Post Graduation Diploma In Business Management - Operations

Narsee Monjee Institute of Business Studies
07.2023

B.Sc. Nautical Science -

IGNOU
04.2014

Skills

  • Commercial and Operations of Vessel
  • Quality & Quantity Inspection
  • HSEQ Management
  • Strategic Voyage planning
  • Cross-Team Collaboration
  • Marine Operations Management
  • SIRE Vetting CDI , PSC Compliance
  • Shipboard management
  • Ship handling
  • Vessel maintenance

Accomplishments

    Awarded the Best Master in the entire OSMC Fleet for 2024 (Chemical/Oil tankers, LNGs,Bulk,Containers,VLOC Fleet).

Job Experience

Onboard experience on - Chemical tankers - Type II and III , Oil tankers and Product tankers.

Companies experience - V. Ship's and Oman Shipping

Core Strength

Exceptional leadership and team building capabilities, Ability to work well independently or collaboratively.

Commercial operations of oil and chemical tankers with minimum external remarks and maximum standards.

PGDBM in Operations which gives me extra edge to have an empathic approach towards others which will solidify my industry experience

Loyalty - Being from 3rd Officer to Captain under one organization ( 18 years of hard work and dedication).

Ready to relocate for job opportunity as per employer's requirement (open to travel and work abroad as well).

Timeline

Master Mariner

V. Ship’s and Oman Shipping
06.2007 - 04.2025

Post Graduation Diploma In Business Management - Operations

Narsee Monjee Institute of Business Studies

B.Sc. Nautical Science -

IGNOU
Vikas Katnoria