I Joined the British Merchant Navy as a Deck Cadet. Based at Warsash Nautical College.

Working for Cayzer Irvine Shipping Ltd (Union-Castle, Clan Line, King Line & Part of OCL at that time).

Eventually passing my Foreign going Second Mates exams in 1980.

But with the rationalisation of the British Merchant Navy I found myself working for

FT Everard & Sons ltd. Mainly in the Mediterranean & North Europe,

(with a couple of trips down to the Falklands just after the conflict).

1983 saw me pass my Chief Officers exams (foreign going).

But due to the continued demise of the Merchant Navy & other personal reasons I left the Merchant Navy in 1986.

Ships Included (but not limited to), Clan Menzies, Southampton Castle, King Richard,

Barcelona (Table Bay), Clan Macgillivray, Dover Castle, Devonbrook, Superiority, Suavity, Stirlingbrook, Lincolnbrook, Leicesterbrook, Londonbrook, Singularity, Speciality, Sagacity, Fred Everard, Rochaine + Others.

If you would like further info on Myself or my ex MN contacts I am still in contact with please see me at Friends Reunited, Warsash Nautical Collage or my Shipping Company listings