Capt Pradeep Chawla

Capt. Pradeep Chawla

Managing Director, Group QHSE and Training
Anglo Eastern Ship Management Ltd

Capt. Pradeep Chawla joined at sea in 1974 and got command at age 29.

He wrote a book on safety at sea, called “Jahaz par Suraksha” in Hindi in 1992. This book is the only maritime book that was also made as an audio book.

He is the Group Managing Director, QHSE and Training with the Anglo Eastern Univan Group.

He oversees QHSE and Training for over 650 vessels. He overlooks the training and development of over 28,000 sailing staff and 1,700 shore managers.

He has conceptualized and implemented IT platforms for a Learning Managing System, a Competence Management System, Virtual Reality Training System and Gaming Apps.

He is serving as an invited member in the Shipping Consultative Committee to the Hong Kong Government.

He is the Chairman of Global MET Association, which is an association of over 60 training institutes in the world. He has, in the past, served as a Vice-President & Council member of the Nautical Institute, UK.

He is a member of the Intertanko Human Element Group and member of the Intertanko / OCIMF Steering Group on Human Element.

He is the Chairman of the Standard Club Safety and Loss Advisory Committee – Asia.

He is a member of the Expert Group of BIMCO Key Performance Indicators program.