WMA Passing Out ceremony
June 20 2008
The next generation of seafarers celebrated their Passing Out in a spectacular ceremony at Southampton Guildhall on Saturday June 21 2008.
Eighty-five Navigation, Marine Engineer and Electro-Technical Officer Cadets from Southampton Solent University's Warsash Maritime Academy celebrated their graduation to fully qualified officers.
These newly qualified officers will then be embarking on their chosen careers in worldwide shipping, working with some of the most prestigious employers in the cruise, cargo, container, oil and gas sectors.
With the booming British shipping industry earning more than £1.3 million an hour, and Southampton's own cruise industry generating more than £300 million per year for the local economy, these officers are certainly looking at a buoyant future.
Top employers Anglo Eastern Group, BP Shipping, Carnival UK, Celtic Pacific (UK) Ltd., Clipper Marine Services Ltd., Clyde Marine Training, Foreland Shipping (Guernsey Ltd), Hapag-Lloyd, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Shell Ship Management, Ship Safe Training Group, and Viking Recruitment will all be represented at the Passing Out ceremony.
John Millican, Dean Warsash Maritime Academy said: 'At Warsash we are very proud of our cadet's achievements and are happy to launch such capable and confident young officers on an exciting career in the international shipping industry. The passing out ceremony is the culmination of three year's hard work and I congratulate all our cadets who are graduating today'
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