A view from the Bridge

摘要

When did you first go to sea and with which company? I am Portsmouth born and bred, and first went to sea with Sealink in 1976.1 stayed with the operation during the transfers to Sea Containers and Wightlink. When I joined Sealink, I served on the passenger ferries and then moved to the car ferries. I have recently been trained to work on the catamarans. What led you to choose a career at sea? When I left school I noticed a seasonal job advertised with Sealink ferries, applied and got taken on in 1976. It was in the Catering Department ashore, but I progressed to the ferries Southsea, Brading and Shanklin on the Portsmouth-Ryde route. In the 1970s foot passengers were the main cargo and over 1,000 could be taken on these ferries. I started at the bottom and worked my way up.