IMCA Middle East & India Regional Meeting in Mumbai

IMCA returns to Mumbai for its Middle East and India regional meeting on Tuesday 3 February 2026.

IMCA’s regular regional meetings bring our Members together to discuss industry issues, trends, and developments, explore the latest from IMCA’s technical teams, and offer a great opportunity to meet colleagues from across the industry.

Attendees will hear from IMCA’s Technical team. Joining them on the day will be Ali Macleod, Technical Adviser – Diving, and Middle East & India regional lead and Bill Chilton, Diving Manager.

Agenda

Agenda programme

09:00 – 09:30 – Registration and refreshments

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09:30 – 09:50 – IMCA update

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Ali Macleod

IMCA | Technical Adviser - Diving

09:50 – 10:30 – Update from IMCA’s Diving Manager

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Bill Chilton

IMCA | Diving Manager

10:30 – 11:00 – Fuel consumption monitoring and performance optimisation

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Akshay Paul

Akshay Controls & Systems | Director

11:00 – 11:20 – Environmental Sustainability in Offshore Operations

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Giulia Luerti

IMCA | Asst. Tech. Adviser – Environmental Sustainability

11:20 – 11:45 – Refreshment break

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11:45 – 12:10 – Gender diverse - Maritime Industry

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Ms. Sonali Banerjee

Indian Register of Shipping | Principal Surveyor

12:10 – 12:35 – Diving Training in Indian Navy

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Lieutenant Commander Mathews Rajan

Indian Navy | Clearance Diving Officer

12:35 – 13:00 – Update from Director General of Shipping

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Captain Anish Joseph

Directorate General of Shipping, Government of India | Deputy Nautical Advisor-cum-Senior Deputy Director General (Tech / Maritime Security / IT & E Governance)