With great pleasure and honour, The Institute of Marine Engineers (India) Mumbai Branch alongwith Navi Mumbai and Gujarat Chapter is felicitating Chief Engineer Ms. Divya Jatin Jain, became the first woman C/E for achieving the rare feet, of leading the Engine team of an all women engineers, on board M.T. Swarna Krishna . The vessel M.T, Swarna Krishna made history , when she commence upon the voyage from Mumbai to Vadinar, a ‘historic’ and ‘first ever’ sailing, commanded and managed wholly by Women Officers on board on the eve of IWD 2021.
She is one of the most renowned, brave, eminent sailor who not only survived the male oriented world of Marine but enjoyed each and every moment of life as a lesson and made beautiful memories to cherish.
Ms Divya Jain, a women with full of enthusiasm and endeavors has completed her marine Engineering in the year 2008 from Tolani Maritime institute. She started her sailing journey as TME with Seaarland shipping in the year 2008 on Bulk carrier M.V. Montrose. She rose to the rank of Chief Engineer in the year 2020 on Shipping Corporation of India Ship M.T. Desh Shanti. She has sailed on tankers, bulk carrier and a Passenger ship. She says that her sailing journey has been very adventurous and full of learnings. In her spare time she likes to travel and spend time with family.
Born in Kanpur and raised in the holy city Prayagraj of Uttar Pradesh she was groomed by her family. Struggle and hardships are faced by most of the people, but out of that very few people shines bright. Her dad was her mentor at that young age where she was raised with a mindset that, “nothing is impossible if you really want it, you can achieve it”. And from there she embarked on the journey of becoming a Marine professional.
With the three most important values which were taught to her throughout their training -‘Knowledge’, ‘skill’ and ‘attitude’. With these values she build courage to set sail to her shipping career in the year 2008 with Italian owners. Since then her sailing journey has been full of beautiful memories & experience. She has sailed on tankers, bulk carrier and passenger ship.
Embracing motherhood without quitting sailing was one of the main challenges faced by her but with equal support from her family she continued the journey.
Her message to all the shipping fraternity is to give equal opportunities to all the genders of the society and have confidence in hiring female seafarer.
The felicitation ceremony is proposed to be conducted in the upcoming Annual General Meeting of the Mumbai Branch of IME(I) along with Navi Mumbai & Gujarat Chapter.
