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Ignore the nuts and bolts of officer training at your peril.
(From Lloyds List)
Byline: Richard Woodman
Quarterpoints
THE British shipping industry is feeling chipper with itself and with some reason, I gather.
Although British officers remain expensive in the international market-place, encouraging noises appear to be emanating from government on the subject of cadets.
While the current government has established something of a reputation for style over substance, an old romantic like me can always be swayed by a nicely turned phrase about maritime revival.
News of refreshed professional qualifications also reinforces this sense of a better outlook for British marine officers, appropriate enough as spring approaches.
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