PONDICHERRY MARITIME ACADEMY

6 Ways to Find and Conserve Drinkable Water at Sea “ Water ! Water everywhere, but not a drop to drink ”. There are many clichéd stories out at sea and this is one of them that we wholly agree to.  O n the flipside, this can only hold true when we are in a small craft striving for our survival. As we all know, food and water are the basics for survival , but out there as castaways at sea,things seem pretty off-balanced . O ne can live for weeks even without food , but it takes only three days to choke unto death without water or fresh drinking water, to be specific. S urviving in open seas is dementing and depends on the survivors’ ability to apply the required skills and be able to use whatever is available and meant for survival. T he question is how do we overcome the mountainous task of surviving in a craft with little or no drinkable water around? S cience has shown us various techniques to manipulate our well-being. Humans on the other hand have adapted, improvised and overcome

We Provide A1 training in DG shipping  Approved  Maritime Courses in South India. P ondicherry Maritime Academy is a certified ISO 9001-2015 Institution certified by Indian Register Quality Systems ( IRQS ) Accreditations, strictly enforcing globally recognized training standards for seafarers. PMA is located in heart of Union Territory Puducherry ( formerly known as Pondicherry ), one of the liveliest and friendliest Union Territory in India and a great place to study  As a former French colony, it exudes Mediterra­nean aura with its own unique culture and so­cial life, museums, theatres, resorts, restaurants, shops, bars, clubs, etc that one will never be short of things. One of the most important challeng­es of Maritime education in our country today: the growing rural-urban divide- where there is an instant shortfall in quality of competent young Maritime professionals from rural areas. The core reasons include inflexible curriculum, poor access to information and technological ad