for short term courses for the specific requirement of the participants as follows: Short term training for fishermen Tailor made programmes conducted for sister organisations Refresher courses for serving officials of fishery organisations Orientation courses for new entrants of fishery and financial institutions Refresher courses for college faculties Short term courses for graduate, postgraduate students of fishery colleges, B.Tech. and M.Tech. students of engineering colleges. Capacity Building in Deep Sea fishing & Onboard Handling of Tuna to Fishermen. The expertise of CIFNET is used to conduct short term training programmes for the student's fraternity during last few years. The ITI / ITC, graduates, postgraduate students and students of the Engineering Colleges attend these sandwich programmes. Statutory courses A number of statutory modular courses such as Elementary Fishing Technology Course, Advanced Fishing Technology Course and Radar Observers Course, are mandatory for obtaining the competency certificates issued by MMD, D.G. Shipping. CIFNET is the sole agency in India approved by the DG Shipping for the conduct of Elementary Fishing Technology and Advanced Fishing Technology courses. Refresher Courses for Examination Preparatory coaching classes are essential for the candidates appearing for Competency examinations to update their knowledge. CIFNET organises refresher training courses for Mate Fishing Vessel Examination, Engine Driver Fishing Vessel Examination, Skipper Gr. II Examination, Engineer Fishing Vessel Examination to enable the candidates to face the examination with confidence. Infrastructure Institute infrastructure facilities at its three centres are class rooms, laboratories, workshop, Nautical-Chart practice hall, Simulator (ERS&N) centre, Craft & Gear practical, library, hostel, recreation and other amenities. CIFNET has headquarters at Kochi and units at Chennai & Visakhapatnam. Kochi headquarters The institute has had its headquarters in Kochi since 1963. The headquarters is in a permanent training complex of in a site of . A marine engineering workshop, repair shop and chart hall are available. The regular courses are residential. Hostel facilities are available for the convenience of the trainees. Chennai Unit The Chennai Unit of the institute was established during 1968 and functions from an office complex of 2903 sq.m. in 1.4 acres of land at Royapuram, Chennai. The unit has hostel facilities for the trainees. Visakhapatnam Unit The Vizag unit is in a complex of 3300 m2 built in a plot of 1 acre in front of the fishing harbor since 1981, with hostel amenities. Technical Divisions Nautical Division The department is responsible for imparting training, both theoretical and practical