The Marine Society

We're well into 2009, but late last year Chairman of the Merchant Navy Training Board, Captain Nigel Palmer OBE, talked exclusively to The Marine Society about the resurgence in the shipping industry of the past few years and says "job opportunities for people with maritime skills are better than they have been for decades".

Read what he said.
See also Continuing Professional Development for seafarers.

NEPTUNE’S TRIDENT: Spices & Slaves 1500-1807 A History of the British Merchant Navy: Volume One
Richard Woodman – 07524548145 - £30.00
From The History Press, the much-anticipated first volume of Richard Woodman’s magnum opus on the Merchant Navy: treat yourself - or your friends.
Available at £22.50 including P&P

STOCKWIN’S MARITIME MISCELLANY Julian Stockwin
0091930669, £12.99

Subtitled “a ditty bag of wonders from the Golden Age of Sail”, the well-known maritime author shares his love and knowledge of the sea in this entertaining collection of maritime stories and little-known trivia. Featuring nautical facts and feats, he explores marine myths and unearths the truth behind commonly held beliefs about the sea. Interspersed throughout with salty sayings, this is a charming volume guaranteed to appeal to the sailing enthusiast, but also amuse and inform even the staunchest landlubber.
Just published, and offered for the month of July at the special price of £9.50 inclusive of P&P.

Roger Paine
£10.99 - 978 1 84624 318 9

Reviewed by Roger Busby on our Book of the Month page, a regular contributor to our Seafarer magazine shares his seemingly inexhaustible anecdotes from a varied life in the Royal Navy

Call The Hands

In partnership with Middlesex University, The Marine Society is offering a unique route for seafarers to top up their HND or Foundation Degree into a full honours degree by means of a programme that is entirely distance taught.

Marine Society/Middlesex University work-based learning degrees

We've created a completely new home for our educational provision through The Marine Society College of the Sea.