Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies Infrastructure: Library, Labs, Cafeteria & Other Facilities

Saniya Qureshi

Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies [SIMS], [SIMS] Mumbai spread over 11.13 acres. SIMS ensures the safety of the student as well as looks after their welfare and requirements.

SIMS Campus Highlights

SIMS is acknowledged for its campus and residential facilities. Some of the highlighting features of the SIMS campus are listed below.

• SIMS organises different types of seminars, counselling seasons, conferences for the betterment of students.
• Sports competitions in inter or intra college are held on the campus or out of the campus.
• Many motivational speakers and famous personalities are called for the seasons and programmes by the college.
• There are many clubs associated with institutes such as debating, dancing, singing, skating, enactment and many more options are available for students who have interests in different areas.
• Freshers, Convocation, Farewell, Youth festival, Educational Trips and so on are organised by the college.

SIMS Campus Facilities

The SIMS has a wide range of facilities provided to students. Some of these are mentioned below:

Classrooms: Well organised and furnished classrooms, as well as digital boards, are installed in every class to make sure a student must have a  better learning experience.

Library: The library is housed in an area of more than 1500 square feet and is fully air-conditioned with a pleasant ambience. The library has books for three categories e.g. Diploma in Nautical Science, B Tech Course and Graduate Marine Engineering and General.  To increase cadets and faculty knowledge in their domain areas, to remain abreast with the development and innovations in the maritime field, various monthly journals and magazines/ books (including those authored from abroad) / VCDs etc.

Workshops: Workshops at SIMS for students are:

• Marine Auxiliary Workshop
• Fluid Mechanic Lab
• Machine Shop
• Welding and Gas –cutting Shops
• Seamanship Lab
• Fire Fighting Lab
• Smithy Lab
• Material Testing Lab
• Fitting Shop
• Chemical Tanker Manifold

Lab: Lab facilities of SIMS are:

• Electrical Lab
• Advanced  Automation and Control Lab
• Physics Lab
• Electronics Lab
• Chemistry Lab
• Two Chart workroom
• Engine Room Simulator
• Two computer labs with a capacity of 40 computers each
• Steering Simulator
• Main Engine Maneuvering Simulator
• Three in Number  Officer of the Watch Ship Maneuvering Simulators
• Electronic Chart Display Information System [ECDIS]
• 3 classrooms having a capacity of 20 students for short lectures
• Inert Gas Simulator

Other Facility:

• Cafeteria
• Hostel
• Gym
• Shuttle Service
• Auditorium
• Sports Complex