T.S. "General Botha", Gordons Bay, 1949/50, cadet no. 1611

1951 Northern Steamships as Cadet on the President Steyn.

1952 - 55 sailed with Union Castle as OS and AB

1955 - 56 S.A.R. Ships Dahlia and Hangklip as AB

1957 - 62 sailed on various British Ships as AB

1962 - 63 Thesen's Coasters Mashona, Herero and Zulu Coast as 2/O.

1963 - 64 African Coasters on Margin, Voortrekker, Barrier & Voorloper as 2/O.

1964 Antartic voyage as 3/O on the R.S.A.

1967 - 70 sailed with Marine Diamond on various vessels.

1970 - 71 Land & Marine salvage during the construction and first year of operation of the single buoy mooring off Durban.

1971 - 73 Rennies Coasters as C/O on the Swartland, Boland & Jolanda.

1974 - 75 C/O on land & marine's Gemsbok until her foundering 2/9/75.

1976 - 87 Unicorn Lines as C/O and Master.

1988 - 1996 Safmarine as Master on the Kuswag Anti Pollution Fleet, now Pentow Marine.

Deceased Jun 2001