The most frequently asked question to me by far is: ‘What do you do as a marine engineer?’ Let me tell you, and I think I can speak for all seafarers in general, that this is the most difficult question you can ask a seafarer. ‘What is it that you are actually doing on board?’ …
‘How I became a Marine Engineer’
I have been dreaming of sailing the Seven Seas for a long time. With my high school diploma in my pocket and after spending six amazing months traveling through Central America it was time to put my plan into action. I registered myself at the Netherlands Maritime Academy in Rotterdam to become a ‘Maritime Officer’. …