| As the apex administrative interface and the maritime authority for the entire nation with the primary responsibility to protect and further the nation's maritime interest | Address all the welfare and safety of over five lakh Seafarers at all times |
| Safe guard the marine environment and prevent marine pollution | Regulate the registration, survey and operational aspects of all seafaring vessels including their architecture and certifications |
| Regulate the training eco system of the Maritime training platforms of over 165 pre-sea and post sea institutions all over the nation | Further international cooperation on the maritime front |
| Engage with global multilateral forums of the International Maritime Organisation, London, UK to ensure compliance to the conventions internationally acceded to by India's maritime stakeholders | Actively engage in multimodal logistics and transport supervision and ensure economic and safe transit and transhipments of cargo etc at major and non-major ports |
| Ensure and supervise port navigational safety and port security and Safety and vessel safety in coordination with the Port Authority and the authorities addressing the security mandate | Ensuring Navigational standards and aspects related to maritime domain awareness for commercial sea faring vessels. |
