Passing Out Ceremonies
Welcome to the Warsash Maritime Academy Officer Cadet page, which is designed to showcase the achievements of Warsash Officer Cadets.
The Academy presents annual awards to Officer Cadets at the main summer Passing Out Ceremony. A second smaller event is held in November each year for those students in January intakes.
Officer Cadet Passing Out Ceremony - June 2010
On Saturday 19th June 2010, 110 Deck and Engine Officer Cadets celebrated the successful conclusion of their cadetship at the Passing Out Ceremony held at the Southampton Guildhall.
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Officer Cadet Passing Out Ceremony - November 2009
Thirty five Navigation, Marine Engineer and Electro-Technical Officer Cadets from Southampton Solent University’s Warsash Maritime Academy celebrated their graduation to fully qualified officers at their passing out ceremony in Southampton Guildhall on Saturday 7th November 2009.
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Cadet Awards
The Deck and Engineer Officer Cadet of the Year Awards
These are awarded to the Deck and Marine Engineer Officer Cadets who have performed to the highest standard throughout their cadetship and whose overall attainment in theoretical and practical elements is assessed as being outstanding among their peers by the Academy's lecturing staff.
Winners:
Deck - Matthew Burrow - Princess Cruises|
Engineer - Raul Van Den Bok - Carisbrooke |
The Matthew Flinders Navigation Cup
This is awarded to the Deck Cadet who has best contributed to the ideal: 'to promote excellence in navigation'.
Winner: Alexander Hart - Carnival|
The Isambard Brunel Engineering Cup
This is awarded to the Marine Engineer Cadet who has best contributed to the ideal: 'to promote excellence in engineering practice'.
Winner: David Marsh - Maersk|
The Commendation for Individual Achievement
This award is made to the Deck or Marine Engineer Cadet who has demonstrated exceptional motivation, effort and determination to bring their cadetship to a successful conclusion. The chosen cadet is presented with the Sword of Honour.
Winner: Philip Haughton - Foreland|
Royal Institute of Navigation's John Milner Prize for Navigation
An annual Navigation award for Foundation Degree Deck Cadets is sponsored by The Royal Institute of Navigation
Winner: Thomas Feakins
Awards from External Bodies
Warsash cadets also win awards presented by external bodies and some of these are listed below.
Royal Institue of Navigation's John Milner Prize for Navigation
Awarded to the foundation Degree Deck cadet of the year
Winner: Thomas Feakins - Viking UK|
British Shipping - Safety Awareness Awards
The competition asks students to suggest an idea which they think would lead to improvements in any aspect of health and safety at sea. The project should be original, innovative and capable of implementation.
Winner: First Prize - Martyn James - Viking Recruitment Ltd./Holland America Line|
The Marine Society Prizes for Best Project Work
These are national awards for the Deck and Marine Engine Officer Cadets who submit the best project work.
Winners:
Deck - Daniel Armitage - SSTG/P&O Ferries|
Engine - Robyn Wadhams SSTG/P&O Ferries|
The Wakeford Maritime Trust - Annual Student Award
This award is made in memory of Captain Wakeford, a past head of Warsash Maritime Academy, and is presented in rotation to students from the Academy, Southampton University and Southampton Solent University, who's performance on their course is considered to have been exemplary.
Winner of the inaugural award
2004 - Joanna Cox (Chiltern Maritime/LLoyds Cadet Scholarship)
Bevis Minter Award
The Merchant Navy officer's union, NUMAST, present this award in rotation to the outstanding Cadet of the Year from each of the principal UK maritime training colleges in turn.
Previous winners
2006 - Jane Bicknell (Carnival UK)
2002 - Louise Price (The Maersk Company)
Tony McGinnity Memorial Award
On 27th March 2009 the Merchant Mariners of Wight presented this award to Orry Crews, a Phase five Deck Cadet sponsored by Carisbrooke Shipping. Orry was selected to win the award after submitting his presentation on "A Cadet's Life at Sea in the 21st Century".