MARITIME TRAINING
THE FUTURE IS ABOUT THE STUDENT OF TODAY
BY LOUISE DEEHAN-OWEN A
t this time of year we can't help but reflect on the year that has passed, on our successes and our areas for improvement. We are in a constant cycle to do better for the future and the prime motivation for that is to enhance the success of the students.
Nothing is better than to hear news of our students and learn of their successes and challenges. I would like to share a couple of these with you. A student to watch in the future is Bronwyn Munro. Within a fortnight of completing her Chief Mate Yacht licence recently she flew to Singapore for a 12-week relief job as chief mate on a 61m power vessel heading for Palau and cruising Micronesia.
Bronwyn completed an honours degree in resource management before great adventures took her sailing from Thailand, across the Indian Ocean and up through the Red Sea. After this she ended up convinced by the Port Douglas yachting community that this was where her future lay. Shortly after she was employed on the deck of a vessel in the Bahamas and eventually made her way back to school. As you can see from the photograph, her "office" is a pretty special place.
Another student to watch in the future is James Brown. >
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James is a bubbly lad with a passion for fishing as well as passing on his knowledge to others. James has worked on the deck of well-respected vessels such as the Amokura and Lanakai 2.
James
Brown and his catch
Bronwyn Munro
He says completing his Inshore Launch Master licence opened up opportunities for him in the industry and he is now working for Island Escape Cruises as a fishing guide on the vessel Island Passage. When I caught up with James he had just returned from Vanuatu, having again missed the New Zealand winter. James continues to want to learn from the best and in his spare time he crews on the top game vessel Arenui. As there is much focus on the trials and tribulation of the industry, I thought a great way to finish the year was to remember that we have a vibrant and varied group of people out there who are the bright stars of the future, carrying the banner of our industry forward.
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For a list of our 2012 courses or for more information, contact:
New Zealand Maritime School, Level 3, 2 Commerce St, Auckland on phone: 0800 744 722 email: maritime@manukau.ac.nz or visit: www.nzmaritime.com
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