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the Nautical Institute Bangladesh Branch, and became a member of the Nautical Institute. Captain Zillur, who is arguably the most reputed Marine Surveyor and Consultant in Bangladesh, was then at the helm of Henderson International Bangladesh Limited - a survey company mostly dealing with surveys of H&M and P&I Club matters. We used to meet at times at conferences and seminars and when in October 2007, I received an offer from him to be his partner in a new survey and consultancy company he wanted to form, I agreed instantly. Getting Captain Zillur as my mentor was a huge privilege and the transition to marine surveying profession was made easy for me.
Q3. Please tell me something about your life and experience as a Captain at sea.
Over 90% of the country’s exports and imports are transported by sea and the maritime ports in Bangladesh are very vibrant. Marine surveyors are needed in almost all of the ocean going vessels calling at the Ports of Bangladesh to carry out surveys required from loss control to risk and loss assessment of cargo and vessels’ hull & machinery.
It was significant for MSAB to celebrate its 30th
Anniversary with the
stake holders to raise their awareness and boost their confidence in the performance of the professional marine surveyors. The presence of the Director General, Department of Shipping, Bangladesh government, Commodore Mohammad Maksud Alam as the Chief Guest and that of Mr. Mike Schwarz, the CEO of the IIMS as Special Guest together with their keynote speeches have been an inspiration for MSAB members and elevated the event to a higher level.
We hope that, in the near future, through coordination between IIMS, MSAB and the Department of Shipping in Bangladesh, we can pave ways for training and certification of aspiring young marine surveyors and help them choose marine surveying as a profession at home and abroad.
Q2. I am interested to know what drew you into becoming a marine surveyor after your life at sea. Was it a natural progression and how easy (or hard) did you find it to make the transition to becoming a marine surveyor?
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A2. During my life at sea, I had always been fascinated by the work of marine surveyors, be it a Cargo and Commercial Surveyor, a Class Surveyor, a P&I Club or H&M Surveyor. The depth of knowledge of the surveyors and their skills in dealing with complex matters used to amaze me.
I left the sea in 2003 at the age of 37 after four years commanding container ships. My first shore job was overseeing the operation of the largest deep sea fishing fleet of an esteemed conglomerate of Bangladesh. During this time, I was inspired by Captain Zillur Rahman Bhuiyan, a Fellow of IIMS and the then Honorary Secretary of
A3. As Captain I served for about four years on container feeder vessels. The container feeder vessels I used to serve on had very busy schedules, calling at the ports of Singapore, Port Kelang, Tanjung Pelepas, Chattogram, Colombo, Haldia, Tuticorin - the Ports of the Bay of Bengal. Despite the challenges of Monsoon weather and short distances between the Ports, life onboard was not boring at that time as the number of officers and crew were adequate to have free time. We used to have parties onboard while at sea and had time to go ashore shopping and visit interesting places and so on. Senior officers had families sailing with them and in general life onboard was pleasant.
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