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Role Models...
If you are a role model in the maritime sector
and would like to send us your picture and tell us about
your career, please email pic and 300 word summary of your
career to c.gomes@smit.com
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Name: Pearl
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I was born and brought up in Durban in Umlazi
town ship. I attended Clarence Primary School until grade
7 and Ridge Park College where I completed my
Matriculation in the year of 2000. In the year of 2002,
I attended Durban Institute of Technology where I completed
a semester year in Maritime Studies (S1 & S2). In 2004
I was employed by FFS Bunkers and worked on the Dolphin
Coast as a Cadet. In 2005, I was employed by National Port
Authority Dredging Services as Trainee Deck Officer. In
that same year I proceeded to sea training course as a Cadet
with Unicorn Shipping for 12 months. After my Cadetship
with Unicorn Shipping, I achieved my Class 3 Certificate
of Competency in the year 2007. In that same year I was
appointed Deck Officer by NPA Dredging Services. In 2008,
I was employed by Smit Amandla Marine as a Trainee Barge
Master and I have also successfully achieved my Master Port
Operations Certificate of Competency.
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Name: Mthunzi
Qualifications: Maritime
Studies at the Natal Technikon, Kwa Zulu
Current position: Chief
Officer
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Mthunzi reached his first milestone when he
obtained his Deck Officer’s Qualification in 2005 and
he was promoted to 2nd officer in 2006 and in 2007 at the
age of 26 years he obtained his Chief officer’s Qualification.
The challenges that he had to face was to
overcome seasickness and to leave his comfort zone to explore
the unknown. In order for him to be successful in his career
he was motivated by his strong will power, faith and he
believed in himself.
Learners that are thinking of persuading
a career at sea must research as much as they can before
they make a choice of joining the industry, they must go
because they are interested and they must be willing to
work extra hard because it is very challenging, it takes
a lot of sacrifice however it there is a huge reward afterwards.
“your attitude will determine your altitude."
In the near future I will be a sailing as a Master.
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Name: Nobesutu
Qualifications: Master
Port Operations
Current job: Barge
Master
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My career at sea began in 2000. It was through
a friend who was working for NPA(National ports authority)
Port of Port Elizabeth who told me that the company was
looking for black females to train as marine pilots.I submitted
my CV and I was put on the familiarization programme in
port of Durban tugs in October 2000.
I went to the Durban University of Technology
to do S1 and S2 Maritime studies where I acquired distinctions
and merit awards. I went to sea with Unicorn shipping lines
for onboard sea going training as Cadet to gain skills and
knowledge necessary for the certificate of competency as
Deck Officer for a twelve months period. In 2004 I did Basic
training for Pilots In Rotterdam-Holland. I trained as Tug
Master at the Port of Durban after wards.
Life at sea is adventures and it is very challenging
and you have to be pretty sure of what you want to achieve
in life, I was determine to show other women that nothing
is impossible, if you have to have the right mindset.
Through perseverance, determination, sacrifice
and mostly hard work, I am now the first ‘black’
woman as a Barge Master for Smit Amandla Marine. I having
traveled almost the rest of the world and meeting different
people with different cultures, dynamics and learning about
their ways of life is my greatest achievement in life.
The industry is male dominated and at the
beginning of my career it was very difficult because they
had been undermining women, it was stressful because I had
to always work extra hard just to prove to them that career
at sea is also for women and I am the perfect candidate.
I enjoy my career and it means everything
to me, I know that I am good and dedicated in what I do,
I constantly get good appraisals from management and clients
for the work well done, In order for you to be succefull
in this industry you have to the following: skills, planning,
self discipline, clear headed and think safe at all times.
I would like to see myself in the management
team that continuously add value to the company and be an
asset for the company.I want to set an example to other
people to be patient, that careers at sea don’t end
on the vessels only and its only a start and building block
to managing something you know pretty well.
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