The Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical & Engineering

Training (CIFNET) was established at Cochin in 1963

by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. The

Institute is the only one of its kind in India providing technical

courses to train personnel for Ministry of Transport

examinations for the various certificates of competency in

the Fisheries, Navigation and Marine Engineering branches.

Subsequently, to meet the increased demand of trained manpower

for manning oceangoing fishing vessels, two units

were started, one at Madras (1968) and the other at

Visakhapatnam (1981)

Swaminath, M

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40 YEARS OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN MARINE FISHERIES IN INDIA A Souvenir issued at the National Symposium on Research and Development in Marine Fisheries held at Mandapam Camp, 16-18 September 1987, to mark the 40th Anniversary of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Cochin (fiu/ian Council of Agricultural Research) P. B. No. 2704, E. R. G. Road, Cochin-682 031 The Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical and Engineering Training The Central Institute of Fisheries Nautical & Engineer-ing Training (CIFNET) was established at Cochin in 1963 by the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India. The Institute is the only one of its kind in India providing tech-nical courses to train personnel for Ministry of Transport examinations for the various certificates of competency in the Fisheries, Navigation and Marine Engineering branches. Subsequently, to meet the increased demand of trained man-power for manning oceangoing fishing vessels, two units were started, one at Madras (1968) and the other at Visakhapatnam (1981). OBJECTIVES The main objectives of the Institute are: * To create technical manpower to man oceangoing fish-ing vessels, to run shore-infrastructural establishments and to create technical teachers for the government-owned fishermen training centres * To provide technical consultancy services in all matters concerning marine fisheries with special reference to technical manpower requirements * To conduct studies on fishing craft, gear and equipments and provide extension training to accelerate advancement in fishery technology * To help developing nations in the South East Asian, Mid-dle East and African regions to create technical manpower for development of marine fisheries FUNCTIONS TRAINING COURSES The two core training courses are Mate Fishing Vessel Course (MFVC) and Engine Driver Fishing Vessel Course (EDFVC). These two courses are aimed at training Cadets to obtain competency certificate in Fisheries, namely "Mate Fishing Vessel" and "Engine Driver Fishing Vessel" issued by the Ministry of Transport, Government of India. The total intake of these courses is 100 each. ANCILLARY COURSES 1. Shore Mechanics Course of 2 months for 20. 2. Radio Telephone Operators Course of 9 months for 15. 3. Teacher Training Course of 6 months for 10. ADVANCED DIPLOMA IN FISHING GEAR TECHNOLOGY A special course on "Advanced Diploma in Fishing Gear Technology" of 12 months with intake capacity of 8 candidates is conducted at Cochin. ENGINEER (FISHING VESSEL) COURSES FOR DIPLOMA HOLDERS IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING A special programme (for Diploma holders in Mech-anical Engineering) of 6 weeks class-room teaching follow-ed by onboard practical training to acquire 6 months quali-fying sea service is conducted. This is a crash programme to create Engineers holding (FV) Competency Certificate, who arc in very short supply in the country. SHORT-TERM IKAINING PROGRAMME FOR NATIONAL CANDIDATES 1. Training in Fishing Gear Technology for Fisheries Ex-tension Officers. 2. Short-term course in Ocean Management and Fisheries Technology for Coast Guard officers. 67 Candidates are given extensive training including that for onboard handling of catches Handling of purse seine 68 Net mending onboard 3. Short-term course in Fishing Gear Technology for Fishery Officers. 4. Short-term course on the operation and maintenance of Electronic equipments for Skipper (fishing vessel) Mate (fishing vessel) Engineer (fishing vessel) Competency certificate holders. 5. Short-term programme in Fleet Management for entre-preneurs/Managers. 6. Condensed Teacher Training Course for inservice staff'. TRAINING PROGRAMME FOR OVERSEAS CANDIDATES Institute offers training in various technical disciplines related to fisheries to the overseas candidates from develop-ing and underdeveloped countries. SHORT-TERM REFRESHER COURSES FOR NATIONAL CANDIDATES 1. Mate (Fishing vessel) 2. Engine Driver 3. Skipper 4. Engineer (Fishing vessel) (Fishing vessel) (Fishing vessel) 5. Certificate of proficiency examination conducted by Ministry of Communication. OTHER SHORT-TERM TRAINING COURSES 1. Fishing Second Hands competency certificate examin-ation 2. Engine Driver (fishing vessel) Competency certificate examination 3. Course on construction of fishing boats in ferrocement in association with F A O 4. Introduction of high opening bottom trawls 69 Overseas trainees fabricating full size net ACHIEVEMENTS CANDIDATES TRAINED A total of 2887 candidates have been trained as given below: Mate Fishing Vessel Course Engine Driver Fishing Vessel Course Boat Building Foremen Course Shore Mechanics Course Gear Technicians Course Radio Telephone Operators Course Engineer (FV) Course for DMEs Teachers Training Course 1028 1008 98 170 133 189 18 32 Advance Diploma in Fishing Gear Technology Course 6 Special Training-cum/In-service Training Courses 205 COMPETENCY CERTIFICATE Skipper (Fishing) 275 Second Hand Fishing 383 Engineer (Fishing vessel) 123 Engine Driver (Fishing vessel) 349 Sixty-eight candidates, from countries such as Nigeria, Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana, Kiribali, PRO Yemen, Fiji, Phi-lippines, Burma, Laos, Bangladesh and Maldives, have also been trained, two of them under the Common Wealth Fund for Technical Cooperation Scheme, under different courses. INTRODUCTION OF DIVERSIFIED FISHING IN TRADITIONAL SECTOR High opening bottom trawls were introduced in Guja-rat in 1983 to train small-scale fishermen to diversify their fishing effort from shrimping. The High opening trawl: diff-ers from the conventional shrimp trawls in its design, con-struction and rigging. With the introduction of this trawl, the local fishermen have been able to catch the columnar 70 fishes also in addition to the bottom fishes. The training programme was so successful that about 500 mechanised fishing boats in Gujrat have now adopted high opening bot-tom trawls, increasing their production considerably. TUNA LONGLINING TECHNOLOGY AND LOCATION OF TUNA GROUNDS A large number of officers and crew were trained in the tuna longlining technology. The 'Intensive Tuna Drve' also helped in locating oceanic tuna resources in the areas around equatorial waters, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Anda-man waters and a very rich ground for 'Yellow-fin" in the EEZ off Karwar-Goa. TECHNIQUES FOR EXPLOITATION OF DEEPSEA LOBSTER The vessel Blue Fin in May, 1987, confirmed the feasi-bility of commercial exploitation of deepsea lobsters along the continental slope of southwest coast. Since then, the services of an experienced skipper was made available to the industry to organise lobster trawling. PERCH RESOURCES Two training vessels 'PRASHIKSHANI' and 'BLUE FIN' were deployed in Wadge Bank, profitably exploiting the perch resources during monsoon period, when the large ves-sels would generally be idle because of off season for shrimp. SEMINAR, WORKSHOP An Internatioual Seminar on Training and Education for Marine Fisheries Management and Development was or-ganised at Cochin in January 1986, under co-sponsorships of the Department of Ocean Development, Marine Products Export Development Authority, Kerala Agricultural Univer-sity and University of Cochin. The Workshop, jointly organised by CIFNET, Marine Products Export Development Authority and Association of Indian Fishery Industry, was held at Vizag in April, 1987. Overseas student gets training in pump assembling 71 The workshop considered the qualitative and quantitative re-quirements of technical manpower for the development of fishing industry during the coming years and unanimously passed recommendations for implementation by the concern-ed agencies to prepare the required manpower in time. PUBLICATIONS Institute pubHshes News Letters, Bulletins, Annual Re-ports and Fishing Gear Catalagues. FUEL SAVING IN SMALL BOATS A training for fuel saving in small fishing craft was con-Engineerini; (rainiim ducted in 1983 in association with FAO, under the Technical Cooperation Programme. The objective was to save fuel by fitting Kort nozzle in combination with special type propel-lers to the existing small craft. Integrated Fisheris Project and Central Institute of Fisheries Technology also participat-ed in the programme. The programme his rroved that Kort nozzles in combination with special type of propellers would help save fuel to the extent of 20 to 3 3 % . This was subse-quently made use of in two ferrocement fishing boats. FAO-INDIA TRAINING PROGRAMME A training programme on the introduction of ferroce-ment as an alternative to timber in the construction of in-shore fishing vessels was carried out in 1985, also under the Technical Cooperation Programme. 17 National fishing craft technologists sponsored by State Governments, Union Ter-ritores, Government of India Organisations and Ship Build-ing Yards participated in the training programme. DECK OFFICERS TRAINING In order to improve the quality of deck officers, the existing 15 months Fishing Secondhands Course was up-graded to an 18 months Mate Fishing Vessel Course in Training in electronic equipments ,^^^. Meteorology, Stability and Electronics as — A joint ' '=' °-' J • c u venture of NORAD and CIFNET detailed subjects in the curriculum. The upgradation of the 72 Course was also intended to meet the new Mercantile Ma-rine Department examination rules that are expected to come into force by 1988. FUTURE PROGRAMMES To meet the demand for highly competent officers in future, two 3-year Diploma courses are proposed to be im-plemented. One is Diploma in Fish'mg Engineering and the other is Diploma in Fisheries and Nautical Sciences. Two high level committees headed by the Director, Directorate of Marine Engineering Training, Calcutta and the Principal, Lai Bahadur Shastry Nautical & Engineering College, Bom-bay, are working out the syllabus, training pattern, examina-tion rules, etc. It is also proposed to conduct the following short-term courses to meet the requirement of the new Mercantile Marine Department Examination Rules-1. Radar Observers Course 2. Lifeboatmen Certificate Course 3. Radio Telephone (Restricted) Certificate Course 4. Elementary Fishing Technology Course (for deck officers) 5. Advanced Fishing Technology Course (for deck officers) 6. First Aid at Sea Certificate Course 7. Fire Fighting Certificate Course The Institute also would shortly start a 12 months ad-vanced Diploma Course in Fleet Management for the bene-fit of the private entrepreneurs in fishing industry. Tt"aining in ferrocement boatbuilding TRAINING IN ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTS The training programme on use of electronic equipments for officers working onboard and at shore, like the ones con-ducied in 1984 and 1986 with the collaboration of NORAD, is proposed to be organized on an annual basis for the benefit of officers belonging to state governments-SHORT-TERM TRAINING A 3-month training course for qualified skippers and engineers of fishing vessels is proposed to be conducted at Madras. UPGRADING CIFNET Considering the large number of training and develop-ment programmes undertaken by the Institute, the Govern-ment has approved the upgradation of CIFNET on the basis of recommendations of the Professor Indiresan Committee. A new Extension Section will be formed to impart training in the Advanced Fishing Technology to the small-scale fisher-men- It is hoped that the upgradation of the Institute will be completed by 1988. Communicated by Shri M. Swaminath, Director, CIFNET, Cochin 682016. 73 

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