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The Deck Log
Newsletter of the Company of Master Mariners of Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador Division
December 2011 Newsletter of the Company of Master Mariners of Canada NL Division 1
January 25, 2011
The Annual General Meeting of the Division
was held on Tuesday January 25, 2011 at the
Crow’s Nest Officers Club. The meeting was
attended by sixteen Members.
The Divisional Master and the Treasurer
tabled their Reports. Right up to this meeting
the Division had 45 Members, 6 Associate
Members and 3 Cadet Members. At this
meeting the membership increased to 47.
The new Divisional Council was elected by
acclamation.
Seated L-R: Capt. Patterson (Deputy
Divisional Master), Capt. Hearn (Divisional
Master) and Capt. McNeill (Treasurer)
Standing L-R: Capt. Parsons (Special
Events), Capt. Zaki (Secretary) and Capt.
Stares (Membership)
February 15, 2011
The Divisional Council met in the office of
Capt. Chris Hearn at the Centre for Marine
Simulation, MI. At the meeting the
programme for this year (2011) was
discussed and agreed to.
February 22, 2011
The regular monthly meeting of the Division
took place at the Crow’s Nest Officers’ Club.
The speaker was Capt. A. Patterson, the
Deputy Divisional Master, who is a member
of the Proposed Military Museum
Committee here in Newfoundland and
Labrador. The meeting was attended by
some members of the Canadian Institute of
Marine Engineers; Mr. Gary Green,
President of the Crow’s Nest and Capt. J. J.
Strong, Vice President, Eastern Canada,
Merchant Navy Veterans Association.
L – R: Capt. Patterson, Capt. J. J. Strong,
Mr. Gary Green and Capt. Chris Hearn the
Divisional Master of NL Division
At this meeting many interesting questions
were asked and great suggestions for
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consideration were put forward by the
attendees.
Members of the Canadian Institute of Marine
Engineers. L-R: Mr. Donald Hartery, Mr.
Mike Keefe and Mr. Alan Lenarduzzi
At this meeting Capt. Yves Villemaire
received his Company of Master Mariners of
Canada Membership Certificate.
Capt. Villemaire on the left receives the
Certificate from Capt. Chris Hearn
February 25, 2011
The President and CEO of Virtual Marine
Technology is Captain Anthony Patterson
who is the current Deputy Divisional Master
of NL Division and was the Past Divisional
Master.
L-R: Mr. Randy Billard and Capt. Patterson
Virtual Marine Technology was started by
Mr. Randy Billard (President) in 2004. There
were no employees until May 2005. Capt.
Patterson joined VMT in July 2007 and
became President and CEO. VMT officially
transferred the lifeboat training simulator
“SurvivalQuest” to the Marine Institute on
Friday February 25, 2011. The simulator was
developed by VMT. You may take a look at
this website:
http://www.mi.mun.ca/news/index.php?New
sID=144
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Virtual Marine Technology provides spaces
for Memorial University of Newfoundland
students doing work term and also for the
graduates.
Here are two pictures, courtesy of Virtual
Marine Technology.
March 29, 2011
Regular monthly meeting took place at the
Crow’s Nest. Capt. Glenn Fiander gave a
very interesting and an in depth presentation
on Dynamic Positioning Operator
Qualifications. Presently DP is not officially
regulated but Amendments to STCW is to
come into effect in January 2012. The
Company of Master Mariners of Canada,
lead by the NL Division in making
contributions towards this.
Captain Glenn Fiander
Nautical Science Students who attended
L-R: Grant Tetford, Christopher Mitchell, Joseph
Costello and Bruce Dobbin
April 26, 2011
The Division’s monthly meeting took place
at the Crow’s Nest Officers Club. Mr. Darryl
Francis was the speaker. Mr. Francis is a
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member of the Canadian Institute of Marine
Engineers NL Branch and, is an instructor at
the Marine Institute. The topic of the evening
was “Implementation of Marpol NOx and
SOx limits” which is an important subject to
all mariners. He touched on many aspects of
this and the measurements.
Mr. Francis (on the right) receives a gift from Captain
Christopher Hearn the Divisional Master
Capt. Hearn presents Alexander Matthews his
Cadet Membership Certificate
May 31, 2011
The CMMC NL Divisional Council met at
1800 hrs at the Crow’s Nest Officers Club.
At 1900 hrs the regular monthly meeting was
called to order. The guest speaker was
Lieutenant (Navy) Salah Ben Rahuma who
has firsthand experience in the Anti-Piracy
operations in the Arabian Gulf. The topic of
course was Anti-Piracy. Lt. Rahuma gave a
great presentation on the topic and his
experiences. He was assigned to the HMCS
Fredericton as the Above Water Warfare
Officer.
At the meeting, in addition to our members,
there were members of the Crow’s Nest,
Canadian Institute of Marine Engineers,
Canadian Coast Guard and other guests.
Lieutenant (Navy) Salah Ben Rahuma
The meeting was well attended and many
interesting questions were asked. Here are
some pictures taken at the meeting.
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Capt. Hearn, Div. Master presents Lt.
Rahuma a Mug
Lieutenant Commander, Commanding Officer HMCS
Cabot, David Botting
Before the end of the meeting Capt. Hearn
congratulated Capt. Sid Hynes who was
inducted to the 2011 Junior Achievement
Newfoundland and Labrador Business Hall
of Fame.
Capt. Sid Hynes
Business Hall of Fame recognizes
entrepreneurs who have made a significant
contribution to the growth and development
of enterprise in the Province and at the same
time are role models for youth. Capt. Hynes
is a long standing member of this Division.
June 9, 2011
The International Federation of Shipmasters’
Association held its Annual General
Assembly on June 9th
and 10th
at Halifax,
Nova Scotia. The Company of Master
Mariners of Canada invited them to hold the
Assembly in Halifax. This took place
following the Company of Master Mariners
of Canada 2011 Conference, June 6, 7 and 8.
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Captain Jim Parsons of CMMC NL Division
gave a presentation at the IFSMA Assembly
on “Cross Cultural Competency for
Maritime professionals through Education
and Training”. Capt. Parsons presentation
was very well received.
Captain Jim Parsons
The Company of Master Mariners of Canada
is a member of the International Federation
of Shipmasters’ Association.
June 25, 2011
Mayday Newfoundland and Labrador
A public rally organized by several groups in
opposition to the closure of the St. John’s
Marine Rescue Centre took place today.
Provincial politicians, Municipal leaders and
various group representatives spoke at the
rally.
Music for the rally was provided by the
famous local band, Shanneyganock. It was
reported that more than 2000 people attended
the water front rally. Here are a few pictures:
June 28, 2011
The last meeting before the summer was
held today at the historic Crow’s Nest
Officers Club. The social gathering was
called Pre-Arctic Cocktail Party. At this
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time of the year a lot of people are already in
the Arctic. The Division invited those who
are involved in the Arctic Operations. In
addition various interested groups were
invited to attend the function. Captain Chris
Hearn, the Divisional Master welcomed all
and said a few words after which the Deputy
Divisional Master Capt. Anthony Patterson
gave a few words. Here are some pictures:
Capt. Chris Hearn addressing the social
gathering
August 29, 2011
Today marked the Fourteenth Anniversary of
the unveiling of Merchant Navy Memorial –
Merchant Navy Veteran’s Day.
A short ceremony was held in front of the
Marine Institute where the Memorial is
erected. This Memorial lists 333
Newfoundland Merchant Navy Personnel
who lost their lives, as well as the ships that
were sunk in the area.
Some pictures of the ceremony (Aug29-11)
The Mayor of City of St. John’s speaking
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L-R: Captains J. J. Strong, Chris Hearn and
Joseph Prim
L-R: Captains John Ennis, Yves Villemaire, Chris
Hearn and Zaki
September 20, 2011
The NL Divisional Council met at the Centre
for Marine Simulation at the Marine
Institute. Council firmed up the Programme
for the remainder of the year 2011 and made
tentative agenda for the coming year 2012.
The Division holds Annual General Meeting
in January of each year. At this meeting a
tentative programme is drawn for the year.
September 27, 2011
NL Division’s monthly meeting took place
at the Crow’s Nest Officers Club. The guest
speaker was Mr. Richard Hall who is the
Chairperson and CEO of Transportation
Appeal Tribunal of Canada. He was
appointed to this position in November 2009
for a four year term.
Mr. Hall has a degree in Laws from
University of Victoria. He also has an Arts
degree with honours and a master of science
from the University of Western Ontario.
The meeting was attended by NL Division
members, members of the Canadian Institute
of Marine Engineers, NL branch and some
guests.
The presentation was most interesting and
educational. Among the members of the
TATC include one of NL members and a
member from the Engineers. Here are some
pictures from the meeting:
Some of the attendees
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R-L: Capt. Patterson presented Mr. Hall an Iceberg
Plaque as a gift from the Division
Mr. Michael Keefe (CIMarE) attended and is
a member of TATC
Mr. Richard Hall’s presentation is on the
CMMC website: www.mastermeriners.ca
click Newfoundland and Labrador Division
and Events.
Capt. Yves Villemaire, NL Division is also a
member of Transportation Appeal Tribunal
of Canada
September 28, 2011
Available members of the NL Division met
with the graduating, final year Nautical
Science students, at the request of the
students. The meeting took place at the
Centre for Marine Simulation at the Marine
Institute. The students are getting ready to
write their final technical paper and wanted
some help, direction and guidance. Here is a
picture of the students and NL members.
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Seven (7) groups of Nautical Science Final
Year students writing technical papers
September 30, 2011
CMMC National AGM
The Company of Master Mariners of Canada
National Annual General Meeting took place
in Ottawa. The CMMC has eight divisions
namely: Vancouver Island, Vancouver, Great
Lakes, Capital (Ottawa), Montreal, Fundy,
Maritimes and Newfoundland and Labrador.
The AGM took place September 30 through
October 2, 2011. At this meeting a new
National Master was elected, Captain John
McCann of Fundy Division. Other National
Officers are: Capt. M. Hubbard (Deputy
Master), Capt. Chris Hearn (Assistant
Master), Capt. R. Wallace (Secretary) and
Capt. J. Gallagher (Treasurer). Capt. Jim
Parsons represented Newfoundland Labrador
Division at the Annual General Meeting.
At this meeting the Treasurer recommended
to maintain the annual dues as is and was
agreed. The Treasurer stated that today’s
E-Technology helps keep expenses down.
Here are some pictures, courtesy of Capital
Division:
Group Picture
At the Dinner
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October 16, 2011
The following appeared in the Kingston
Local Papers:
Captain R. B. (Ratch) Wallace
WALLACE, Captain R. B. (Ratch) – Passed
away unexpectedly October 16th
, 2011 while
aboard the M/V Canadian Empress on the St.
Lawrence River at dockside in Coteau
Landing Que. A cremation has taken place.
Captain Wallace a man of great character
and professionalism will be greatly missed
by his Family and all those who served with
him in the marine industry, here in Kingston,
Muskoka, Toronto Harbour and the Great
Lakes. Two years ago he retired as a Vice
President from B.C.Ferries. With a long
marine career including 12 years in total
with St. Lawrence Cruise Lines he touched
the lives of all those around him and died
doing what he truly loved. A donation in his
specific honour can be made to the Marine
Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston.
They can be processed through St. Lawrence
Cruise Lines 10685279.
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Capt. Wallace was the Company of Master
Mariners of Canada, National Master from
1999 – 2001. Capt. Wallace held the position
of CMMC National Secretary from 2008 to
his passing away.
Seated second from left is Capt. Wallace
CMMC National AGM in St. John’s NL,
October 2008
October 25, 2011
The monthly meeting of NL Division was
held at the Crow’s Nest at 1900 hrs. The
guest speaker was Dr. Philip John who is
currently the Fleet Manager of Coastal
Shipping Ltd. which operates a fleet of 6
product tankers. Before this he was Fleet
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Manager at Rigel Shipping Canada Inc. New
Brunswick and Texaco Marine Services Inc.
Port Arthur, Texas, USA. Besides his Chief
Engineer Certification he has a degree in
Marine Engineering, a Master’s Degree in
Business Administration and a Master of
Science Degree in Maritime Management
from the Main Maritime Academy in
Castine, Maine, USA. He receives his
doctorate from the University of New
Brunswick, Fredericton, NB. His Ph.D.
dissertation was on “Places of Refuge for
Ships in Eastern Canada” and this was his
topic for the evening. He also has won a
national award for “Gallantry at Sea”.
Capt. Hearn (left) presents Dr. John NL
Division mug and pen
Before the adjournment of the meeting the
Divisional Master welcomed a new member
and Cadet Membership Certificates were
presented to two new Cadet members. The
new Cadet Members are Ms Samantha
Strowbridge and Ms Dawn Upshall.
Ms Samantha Strowbridge receives Cadet
Membership Certificate from Capt. Hearn
Ms Dawn Upshall receives Cadet
Membership Certificate from Capt. Hearn
November 8, 2011
The executive council of the Division met at
CMS especially to discuss the intended 2012
Nautical Competition. The Divisional Master
hopes to have a progress report for the
monthly meeting this month.
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November 10, 2011
Remembrance Day Ceremony was held in
front of the Marine Institute at 1200 hrs. As
usual the NL Division took part in this.
Capt. Jim Parsons laid the wreath on behalf
of the CMMC NL Division
Associate Member of the NL Division, Cmdr
David Botting of HMCS Cabot laying the
wreath at the Memorial
Here is a picture of some of some of the
members of the NL Division who attended
the Ceremony.
L-R: A. McNeil, J. Ennis, J. Parsons and
A. Zaki
November 14, 2011
The Canadian Institute of Marine Engineers
(CIMarE) NL Branch invited the Company
of Master Mariners of Canada NL Division
to attend one of their meetings. At this
meeting Mr. James B. Dempsey, a member
of the Board of Wooden Boat Museum of
NL gave a presentation on wooden boat
building. Mr. Frank French, the Chairman of
the Board also was present. The Museum
started 10 years ago by the Winterton Boat
Building and Community Museum. Now it is
called the Wooden Boat Museum of
Newfoundland and Labrador.
www.woodenboatnl.com
Following Mr. Dempsey’s presentation Capt.
Patterson the Deputy Divisional Master of
CMMC NL Division gave an update on the
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Military Museum status in St. John’s. The
CMMC NL Division was invited to take part
in the planning of the Military Museum as
this Museum has a very big component of
the Merchant Marine.
In the top picture you see Mr. Dempsey
giving the presentation. In the above picture
you see some of the attending members of
CIMarE and CMMC NL Division.
Another picture taken at the meeting
L-R: Mr. Bill Conway and Mr. Donald
Scurlock (CIMarE)
November 29, 2011
The last general meeting of the Division, for
2011 took place at the Crow’s Nest. The
meeting was well attended. The main topic
was the upcoming Nautical Competition.
This very first competition of its kind is
intended only for the first year, second year
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and third year nautical science students at the
Marine Institute of Memorial University of
Newfoundland and Labrador. Members and
guests are invited to attend the Christmas
Dinner of the Division in December 2011.
December 8, 2011
The Division was invited to one of the
Canadian Institute of Marine Engineers’
meeting at the Crow’s Nest. The guest
speaker was Mr. Colin Clarke of the Lloyd’s
Register. He is the Business Development
Manager for Atlantic Canada. Mr. Clarke is
stationed in Halifax. He described the role
and current challenges of LR, then spoke of
the Delegated Ship Inspection Program
(DSIP) whereby Classification Societies
perform inspections previously conducted by
Transport Canada. He also spoke of the
Safety Management System (SMS) and LR’s
involvement, particularly the changes
created by TC’s decision to require even
smaller vessels to adopt SMS.
L-R: Mr. Colin Clarke and Mr. Bill Conway
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December 17, 2011
The Christmas Dinner of the Division was
held in The Gypsy Tea Room on Water
Street. The dinner was well attended and all
enjoyed the evening and of course the
dinner.
Our Treasurer Capt. McNeill’s mother (Glo
McNeill) 82 years of age just recently had
won a Canada wide contest on the “Recipe
to Riches” TV programme. Glo McNeill’s
item was “Glo’s Luscious Lemon Pudding”.
Glo’s husband Jerry McNeill never had any
doubt whatsoever that his loving wife would
win the contest. And she did win. Now the
product can be purchased in any of the
President’s Choice Supper Markets.
Each couple at this dinner was given a pack,
nicely done in a bag as a gift. Here are some
pictures:
L-R: Anthony Patterson, Helen Patterson,
Andrew McNeill, Gale McNeill and Klaus
Hye-Knudsen
L-R: Yves Villemaire, David Botting,
Christa Botting, Barbara Keefe, Carol
Villemaire and Mike Keefe
L-R: Angela Parsons, Jim Parsons, Christine
Blackwood, Glenn Blackwood, Maureen
Jenkins and Bob Jenkins
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L-R: Chris Hearn, Sonya McNamara, Robert
McNamara, Maria Halfyard, Wayne
Melloney and Denise Butland
L-R: Ed Anthony, Ruth Anthony, Ena Zaki,
A. Zaki, Glenn Fiander and Patricia Fiander
The Deputy Divisional Master Captain
Patterson assisted by Maria Halfyard
presented each of the couples at the dinner
with a box of Glo’s Luscious Lemon
Pudding as a Christmas Gift from the
Division.
A short history of The Company of
Master Mariners of Canada
In the United Kingdom the idea for a Guild
or a Company for Shipmasters surfaced at an
annual shipmasters’ dinner held in
Liverpool, England on march 2, 1921. Some
years after on June 25, 1926 The Company
of Master Mariners was formed. In March
1928 His Royal Highness, The Prince of
Wales, became the first Master and in June
(1928) His Majesty King George V
bestowed the title of “Honourable” upon the
Company and it became The Honourable
Company of Master Mariners. In 1930 His
Majesty granted to it its Royal Charter.
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In 1965 a dozen or so members of The
Honourable Company of Master Mariners
living in Vancouver, British Columbia under
took to start a branch in Canada.
Apparently at that time London advised this
group to start their own company in Canada.
Captain (Commander) G. O. Baugh, O.B.E.,
Exc., R.D. a member of The Honourable
Company of Master Mariners took that
advice and started to work on it.
Initially the group was going to register as
“The Company of Master Mariners of
British Columbia”. Ottawa had no
objection to this however Ottawa advised
them to change the name to “The Company
of Master Mariners of Canada”.
Ottawa advised that they cannot use the
words “The Court of the Company” but
they could use “Board of Directors”, and it
was registered as a Corporation. At that time
8 applicants were named in the Letters
Patent. They are: Gerald Ormsby Baugh,
James Pettigrew Brown, Allan Norman
Cabot, Eduardo Peter de Cunha, John
Norman Hetherington, Wray Goodrick
Howard, Glen McDonald and Norman Perrin
Smith. The Charter by Letters Patent was
dated May 11, 1967. It provided that the
Head Office of the Company will be situated
in The City of Vancouver, British Columbia.
In 1969 the first Annual General meeting
was held.
*This photo courtesy of Vancouver Division
Seated L-R: Norman Smith, Fred Eddy,
Gerald Baugh, Alan Cabot and Peter de
Cunha. Standing L-R: George Docherty,
Wray Howard, Jack Heatherington and Jim
Brown
Capt. Baugh became the first President and
his wife Jean Baugh the first Secretary. In
September 1973 Capt. Cabot became the
President. In July 1974 the Head Office was
moved from Capt. Baugh’s home to
Vancouver Mission to seamen building.
About this time there was a group by the
name of Canadian Institute of Master
Mariners (CIMM) in Montreal. This group
applied to Ottawa for Letters Patent. This
was denied since the “Master Mariner”
was designated for the Vancouver, BC
group. Capt. Cabot initiated negotiations
with CIMM and in February 1975 an
agreement was reached whereby CIMM
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accepted the name “The Company of
Master Mariners of Canada”. December
9, 1975 the following Divisions were
formed: Ottawa-Hull, Montreal and Great
Lakes. At this time Vancouver also became
a Division of The Company. New Divisions
were formed in 1977 namely: Vancouver
Island Division (Jan.1, 1977), Maritimes
Division (Jan.11, 1977), and
Newfoundland Division (June 21, 1977).
Capt. Cabot held the position of National
Master until the end of 1977.
Presently we have the following divisions:
(1) Vancouver, (2) Vancouver Island, (3)
Ottawa (Capital), (4) Montreal, (5) Great
Lakes, (6) Fundy, (7) Maritimes and (8)
Newfoundland.
An introduction to International
Federation of Shipmasters Association
(IFSMA) - Courtesy of IFSMA
IFSMA was formed in 1974 when eight
European Associations of Shipmasters
decided to unite their members from across
the world in a single professional
coordinated body. This non profit apolitical
organisation dedicates itself solely to the
interests of the serving shipmasters, more
than 11,000 of whom make up this
federation. They come from about 60
countries, either through their national
associations or as individual members.
IFSMA exists to uphold international
standards of professional competence for
seafarers. The federation’s policy is to
endure safe operational practices, to prevent
human injury, protect the marine
environment and ensure the safety of life and
property at sea.
Its headquarters is in London, close to IMO.
IFSMA gained Consultative Status as a
nongovernmental organisation at IMO in
1975, which enables it to represent the
unfiltered views of its members and protect
their interests in an unfettered way. A
Secretary General and a team of active or
former shipmasters represent IFSMA at IMO
and help the federation to function
effectively there. These agents of IFSMA
attend the four main IMO committees,
namely the Maritime Safety Committee, the
Maritime Environmental Protection
Committee, the Legal Committee and the
facilitation Committee. This team is also
active in the nine sub committees of IMO,
the organisation’s working and drafting
groups, council meetings and assemblies.
IFSMA is a very strong body, as you can
see, of Shipmasters’ organisations. IFSMA
keeps in touch with Master Mariners’
organisations all over the world, even if they
are not members of IFSMA. Member
Associations are, for example: The Council
of American Master Mariners Inc., The
Master Mariners Society of Pakistan, The
Company of Master Mariners of India,
Nautilus International, Japan Captains’
Association, Company of Master Mariners
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of Australia, The Company of Master
Mariners of Canada and others.
IFSMA has organised an insurance scheme
to help cover members in case any member
is charged with criminalization etc.
IFSMA is continuously engaged in
improving STCW and the training of
seafarers. IFSMA attends IMO Committees
and Sub-Committees and actively
participates in the Working Groups at IMO.
IFSMA Executive Council, 20 October 2011
L-R: Koichi Akatsuka (Deputy President-
Japan), Paul Owen (Assistant Secretary
General), Roberta Howlett (Administration
Officer), Hans Sande (Vice President-
Norway), Rodger MacDonald (Secretary
General), Christer Lindvall (President-
Sweden), Willi Wittig (Vice President-
Germany). 3 members missing in this
photo.
Profile of a CMMC NL Division member
Captain Clayton Van Welter
At age 15 his strong love for sea made him
join the Sea Cadets. During his school years
he was involved in sailboat racing.
When he graduated from High School he
was not sure as to what direction he would
like to go. He applied to many institutions,
from Genetic engineering at Western
University to navigation at Georgian
College. He was accepted by all. Georgian
College closed for navigation students some
weeks before classes. As a result he joined
the Marine Institute to study Navigation
which was his passion.
Clayton received his High School Diploma
in 2001 at Newmarket High School,
Newmarket, Ontario. He obtained diploma
of Technology in Nautical Science in 2006 at
the Marine Institute. At this graduation he
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received Marine Institute Bronze Medallion
for his achievement of highest grade in
nautical science programme. He also was
awarded the Governor General’s Academic
Award for achieving the highest grade from
a Canadian College.
During Clayton’s Marine Institute years he
sailed mostly in the Great Lakes with the
Canada Steamship Lines. Shortly after
graduation from the Marine Institute he was
hired by the Royal Caribbean International
as a Second Officer aboard the cruise ship
the Explorer of the Seas. He also sailed as
Second Officer aboard the cruise ship
Freedom of the Seas.
Clayton was promoted to First Officer and
sailed onboard the Sovereign of the Seas,
Enchantment of the Seas and explorer of the
Seas. He was then promoted to Chief Officer
and sailed on the Oasis of the Seas.
Later this year (2011) he was moved to the
Royal Caribbean Head Office in Miami,
Florida. The CMMC NL Division would like
to wish him a great, exciting and a fantastic
future with the Royal Caribbean. Here are a
few pictures of Clayton’s collection: