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MALACCA: It was a proud moment for E. Mohan when he received the Best Overall Cadet award during the 100th convocation of Malaysian Maritime Academy (Alam) in Kuala Sungai Baru recently.
The 22-year-old from Port Dickson, Negri Sembilan was among the 135 cadets who would be remembered as the 100th batch of cadets to graduate from Alam since its establishment in 1977.
“This is the happiest day in my life and my hard work throughout the three years paid off.
That’s our boy: Mohan’s father, N. Elanghovan, 51, giving a peck on his cheek during the convocation while his mother, P. Padmah, 46, proudly looks on.“I owe it to my ever-supportive parents and younger sister,” said the eldest of two siblings when met at his graduation ceremony recently.
Mohan scored a CGPA of 3.65 in his Diploma in Marine Engineering besides performing well in his co-curricular activities, which included representing Alam in a college badminton tournament and being the assistant cadet captain in camping activities.
The tall lad said he is a little sad at the prospect of not being able to see his family once he starts sailing.
“However, I hope that sailing would lead to greater achievement for me which would make my family even more proud,” he said, adding that he intends to become a chief executive officer of a shipping company one day.
Alam’s chairman, Amir Hamzah Azizan, who is also MISC Berhads chief executive officer, was present to hand the cadets their scrolls.
In his speech, he encouraged the cadets to remain competitive and provide excellent service wherever they were stationed.
“As front liners on board ship, one bears the responsibility of carrying out duties professionally by ensuring reliable and on-time services, maintaining standards and upholding the company’s brand name,” he said.
He added that seamen need to be far-sighted, resilient and dynamic to adapt to the ever-changing shipping industry.
The Ministry of Transport set up the Maritime Training Centre (MTC) in 1977 and was upgraded to an academy in 1981.
