The institute is recognised by the D.G Shipping, Government of India and affiliated to Indian Maritime University.

Spread over fifty acres (twenty hectares) of land along the Indrayani River, on National Highway No.4 near Pune, India, the institute includes residential facilities for 400 candidates, an auditorium, a catering centre, an administration building, a "ship-in-campus", a Maritime science centre and a nautical and engineering workshop and swimming pool.

Located at Lonavala, Maharashtra, this campus complements the present post sea training offered in Govandi, Mumbai.

[2] The campus has been designed by the award-winning architect Christopher Charles Benninger[3] who has also designed the Mahindra United World College of India, the Center for Development Studies and Activities and the new campus for the Indian Institute of Management at Calcutta.

[4] The Samundra Institute of Maritime Studies (SIMS) near Mumbai was established by Executive Ship Management (ESM) Singapore.