by Natalie | May 20, 2019 | Crew Life-1
On 8th March, International Women’s Day was celebrated globally with a focus on #BalanceforBetter. I was recently promoted to Financial Planner at United Advisers Marine and, as it currently stands, I’m the sole female Planner. This got me thinking about inequality...
by Natalie | May 13, 2019 | Crew Life-1
Many deck positions now require candidates to hold a Yachtmaster ticket to be able to apply. This is a standard set by owners and management companies, seemingly to weed out the less experienced, and ensuring applicants have the necessary skills to do the job. It is...
by Natalie | May 6, 2019 | Crew Life-1
At Aigua Sea School we believe in evolving to reflect how our students, and the industry, are evolving around us. It has been our aim for some time to develop the highest quality onshore learning environment to match the renowned calibre of instruction, customer...
by Natalie | May 1, 2019 | Crew Life-1
Every now and then we run a ‘Learning with Linda’ session, subjects cover anything and everything from buoyage and knots to collision regulations and safety, all wrapped up in a bite size piece to video. It’s a lot of fun until one day, last month, we hit on something...
by Natalie | Apr 12, 2019 | Crew Life-1
To extend the MSA’s training portfolio, we are now offering Updating Medical Courses at a new location in Portsmouth and Solent area. This is an intensive course that requires a certain amount of self-study in the evenings. Having an up to date First Aid knowledge is...
by Natalie | Apr 4, 2019 | Crew Life-1
Hello crew! The weather is brightening up and ‘The Med’ season is just around the corner. Many new crew will be securing the essential courses for their CV (STCW, RYA PB2 etc.) and will be hitting the docks looking for that first job. I believe that the first weeks...
