Prabhat Kumar

Prabhat Kumar is a Naval Architect and safety professional based in Alang, Gujarat, India, where he works in the ship recycling industry. His professional journey began in Singapore, where he spent nearly a decade with a multinational organization involved in the construction of offshore oil rigs and semi-submersible vessels. He later returned to India to contribute to safer, more structured, and more sustainable ship recycling practices.

He holds a degree in Naval Architecture and Ship Building from Cochin University of Science and Technology (CUSAT) and an MBA in Oil & Gas from UPES, Dehradun. He has also completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Industrial Safety Management from GJUST, Haryana, a Diploma in Training & Development from ISTD, Delhi, and a Certificate Course in Environmental Studies from IGNOU.

Prabhat is a NEBOSH International Diploma holder, Certified Safety Professional (CSP – BCSP, USA), Chartered Engineer (India), and Fellow Life Member of the Institute of Marine Engineers (India). He is a Lead Auditor for ISO 14001:2015 and ISO 45001:2018, and an internal auditor for ISO 9001, ISO 30000, and ISO 50001. He has also completed multiple Train-the-Trainer programs and continues to promote practical, field-focused learning for high-risk industries.

As the author of Training Blueprint for Safer Ship Recycling and Ship Recycling Engineering Made Simple, Prabhat writes with a clear purpose: to make ship recycling knowledge more practical, structured, and accessible for yard professionals, HSE teams, trainers, engineers, supervisors, and managers. Through his books, he advocates for competent yard trainers, stronger safety leadership, improved technical understanding, and worker protection in one of the world’s toughest industrial sectors.