Executive Director

Mr Vijay D Chafekar

Executive Director of ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC)

Mr Vijay D Chafekar, Additional Director General (Retd), Indian Coast Guard, is an experienced seafarer who has served on and commanded different classes of coast guard ships in his 37 years of distinguished service. He previously headed the Policy & Plans Division at Indian Coast Guard Headquarters, and steered the formulation of long-term plans to drive organisational growth and the effective discharge of coast guard statutory functions.

A trained pilot, he has considerable flying experience, operating Coast Guard Dornier aircraft on the eastern and western seaboards of India. He also holds the distinction of commissioning the largest advanced Coast Guard offshore patrol vessel, ‘Samrat’, and heading prestigious and sensitive Coast Guard functions on the western seaboard of India.

Mr. Chafekar is a distinguished graduate of the Naval Staff College in Newport, USA, and has participated in the Naval Higher Command Course in 2008. He holds an M.Sc. and M.Phil. in Defence and Strategic Studies, a Bachelor of Laws (LLB), and a Postgraduate Diploma in Maritime Law.

Mr. Chafekar has represented the Indian Coast Guard at various national and international forums on transnational crimes, maritime disaster response, maritime search and rescue, and maritime law enforcement. He has the distinction of participating in the advanced International Security and Cooperation Programme at the Asia-Pacific Centre for Security Studies, Hawaii.

In recognition of his distinguished service, Mr. Chafekar has been awarded the President's Medal by the Indian government.