Infrastructure – R. L. Institute of Nautical Sciences

Our institute having fully furnished, spacious & air conditioned classrooms with high speed internet connectivity and Audio Visual systems. We have an excellent & efficient teaching faculty & a well-qualified support staff.

We have a well-designed workshop having separate bays for seamanship, carpentry, welding, machining, drilling & plumbing.

We have a SHIP IN CAMPUS, T. S. Meenakshi with an operational reversible 4 stroke marine diesel propulsion engine of 4000 HP rating, 2 numbers of operational auxiliary engines of 154 HP each and other marine auxiliaries as present in the ship. We have an advanced marine engineering workshop with real machineries including a steering gear to provide 6-month internship training for GME cadets.

In the annex building, we have well equipped laboratories for hydraulics, marine electro-technology, electrical machines, navigation etc. with tutors for imparting practical training to our students.

This institute is equipped with ARI full mission real time engine room simulator which meets the international & national training requirements for Marine Engineers. We provide training on basic familiarization of engine room, operations & trouble shooting of machineries & systems.

We have a 240-degree bridge maneuvering simulator to impart training on various conditions of navigation to our cadets.

Our institute has a modern computer laboratory provided with high performance servers, internet connectivity & individual workstations. The computer lab is equipped with 48 systems with facilities to conduct online exams.

We have an excellent fully air conditioned seminar hall with a seating capacity of 100 and provided with an effective audio visual facility & public address system.

The institute is having a fire fighting mock up to meet the requirements of IMO model courses for basic safety training (STCW courses) to provide practical training to cadets during FPFF course. We have a fixed foam firefighting system, a fixed DCP firefighting system & a fixed water firefighting system for demonstration during drills.

we have excellent facilities for swimming. There is a swimming pool of 45 feet X 45 feet X 13 feet depth in which practical training for PST course is conducted. There is a semi Olympic swimming pool of 12.5 m X 25 m size with a depth ranging from 4 – 6 feet. Further a kids swimming pool of 15 feet X 15 feet X 2 feet depth is also available in the campus.

Operational life rafts & life boat is available for imparting training during the PST course.

We have a spacious library in 4000 square feet area with 2 qualified librarians and a seating capacity of 80. The library is housing around 1813 titles, 3385 volumes and 768 general books. We have 15 national periodicals and 1 international periodical.

Sports activities are available for students and staff members in the campus. Outdoor games like volleyball, football, hockey, cricket and basketball is available. Indoor games like chess, carrom board are present in the hostel. A full time sports director is training the students on regular basis.

we have a gymnasium with many equipment’s to get overall fitness to body building. The equipment’s range from dumb bells to treadmill.

The institute has 4 hostel buildings with 840 single occupancy well furnished rooms of size 10 feet X 9 feet. All the rooms are provided with cot, mattress, pillow, fan, mirror, table, chair & ward robe. Periodical visits by doctors are arranged for health check-up & medical records are maintained.

Mess rooms are of sufficient capacity to seat 416 students at one time.

Cooking area is equipped with mass production machines to cater to the requirements. To name a few, chapathi producing machine can deliver 1600 pieces in an hour. Jam/ butter applicator can spread more than 1000 pieces an hour. Mess rooms & cooking area are maintained in a hygienic manner.