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Captain Sriram Rajagopal is an ex-Master Mariner and an award-winning maritime lecturer with more than 30 years’ experience in the maritime industry worldwide. He sailed for 17 years on a variety of dry and wet cargo ships with Barber Ship management (Oslo and Kuala Lumpur). He then worked as a senior QHSE and training superintendent, deputy training manager and shipyard HSE supervisor for Anglo Eastern Ship Management (Hong Kong).
Sriram has taught seafarers and shore based personnel of different ages and backgrounds for nearly two decades. As an intern at IMO and as editor for GlobalMET, he attended numerous IMO meetings, assisted in the writing of IMO Model Courses, has presented papers at various conferences, and conducted research for the Sustainable Shipping Initiative, UK.
He is the co-author of a number of maritime books and articles. His work has been featured in the Nautical Institute's magazine Seaways, in the Elsevier journal Marine Policy, and in the Nautical Institute's book on Bulk Carrier Operations. He is part of the Warsash Maritime Technology and Innovation (WMTI) Research Group and was the principal investigator for the RIKE funded FISID project.
Professional Information
Sriram began his seafaring career in 1990 and sailed worldwide for 17 years on different types of ships (tankers, container ships, general cargo, bulk carriers, forest product carriers, ro-ro ships, and car carriers) as 3rd, 2nd, Chief Officer and Master in Barber Ship Management (Norway). He received his command on the 6,400 cars capacity PCTC Heroic Ace in 2006.
He then worked ashore for 16 years in various roles and locations worldwide with Anglo Eastern Ship Management, one of the largest ship managers in the world. His roles included nautical lecturer, shipboard trainer, senior QHSE and training superintendent, shipyard HSE supervisor, deputy training manager, internal ISM ISPS auditor, and marine accident investigator.
During his career, he worked in Hong Kong, Singapore, India, China, Latvia, the Philippines, UK, USA, and Australia. His students have included maritime professionals of different ranks and nationalities - from cadets to masters, trainee engineers to chief engineers, crew and ratings, to ship superintendents, office managers to shipyard personnel, as well as shore-based personnel.
Teaching
Sriram has taught maritime subjects, business management, and logistics since 2001, initially as a visiting lecturer and consultant, and, since 2007, as a full time lecturer. He was visiting lecturer at the International Maritime Training Center (IMTC), Powai – the training arm of Barber Ship Management (Wilhemsen Lines) in Mumbai, India. He subsequently developed and delivered courses as a consultant for ISF Maritime, P&O Nedlloyd, C.P Ships, Barber Ship Management and Thome Ship Management.
In 2007, he stepped ashore full time and joined Anglo Eastern Ship Management (Hong Kong). As part of his work profile as senior QHSE and training superintendent, he audited ships for ISM Code and ISPS compliance, and taught masters, chief officers, second officers, third officers, cadets, chief engineers, second engineers, crew, as well as marine superintendents at Anglo Eastern Ship Management’s training centres in in Mumbai, Manila and Shenzhen (China). He also taught maritime courses in Glasgow, Riga, Sydney, Shanghai, Xiamen, Quanzhou, Dalian, Hong Kong and Singapore, and often carried out shipboard training.
At Anglo Eastern Ship Management (Hong Kong, Mumbai and Manila), he worked in a number of roles at different stages of his career including training faculty, deputy training manager, shipboard trainer and senior QHSE and training superintendent.
He taught transportation and logistics courses at Solent University in 2015.
He now teaches cadets, second officers (OOW), BSc and MSc level courses at Solent's Warsash Maritime School.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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FISID: Fishing Vessel Stability Indicator Development Project
Rajagopal, S. (PI), Tahhan, A. (CoI), Muir, D. (CoI), Moara-nkwe, K. (CoI), Sohal, J. (CoI) & Bhuiyan, Z. (CoI)
4/04/23 → 31/07/23
Project: Research › Internal Project
Research output
- 3 Article
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Precariousness and vulnerability: Seafarers in the COVID-19 pandemic
Shan, D., Ochs, C., Rajagopal, S., Rojas Aldieri, H. A. & Zhang, P., 8 May 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Asian and Pacific Migration Journal. 33, 1, p. 42-69 28 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Technology and training: How will deck officers transition to operating autonomous and remote-controlled vessels?
Kennard, A., Zhang, P. & Rajagopal, S., 13 Oct 2022, In: Marine Policy. 146Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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How widespread is the usage of the Northern Sea Route as a commercially viable shipping route? A statistical analysis of ship transits from 2011 to 2018 based on empirical data
Rajagopal, S. & Zhang, P., 24 Nov 2020, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Marine Policy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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