Commander Ali's Academy of Merchant Navy

Commander S.T.Ali, NM (Retd.), established Commander Ali’s Academy of Merchant Navy at Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh) on the 1st of September 1994 on superannuating from the Indian Navy where he put in over 42 years of meritorious service. Commander Ali started this Academy with the aim of passing on his vast legacy of maritime knowledge to the youth of today and also to encourage the young aspirants to join the adventurous profession of Merchant Navy.


The Academy shifted its operations to Hyderabad in June 2001. Since then it has grown from strength to strength and today it offers one of the best facilities in the field of maritime training in India. The Academy is an ISO 9001:2008 Institution certified by Det Norske Veritas - GL (DNV-GL), Netherlands and all its courses have been approved by the Directorate-General of Shipping, Ministry of Shipping, Government of India and Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA), Government of Australia.