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Cadet Awards

British Shipping - Safety Awareness Awards

The shipping minister, Mike Penning MP has presented the 2010 British Shipping Safety Awareness Awards at a ceremony held at the Chamber of Shipping. 

The top three awards have been given to cadets who have suggested the best idea to improve health and safety at sea. Two of these awards went to cadets currently studying at Warsash Maritime Academy. The ideas should be original, innovative and capable of implementation.

Rear Admiral Sir Jeremy de Halpert KCVO, CB, Deputy Master of Trinity House also attended the presentation, representing Trinity House, the General Lighthouse Authority for England and Wales, which has sponsored the competition for the third year running.

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Adam receives his award from shipping minister, Mike Penning MP

First prize has been awarded to Adam Creber, who is 20 years old and comes from Saltash in Cornwall.  Adam is studying on the Foundation Deck Marine Operations programme at Warsash Maritime Academy.   His training is sponsored by BP Maritime services.

Adam has suggested a safety lock harness for use on entry into the empty tanks on board tankers and crude carriers.  Adam has frequently entered tanks as part of his training and observed that with steep ladders and potentially 6-8M drops, there was little in place to prevent a fall.  In his project, Adam suggested the use of a rail-lock system.  This would involve a hardened piece of metal clipped parallel to the stair hand rail which would follow the user as they descend the stair way.  A safety harness could be attached to the user and, if forced by a fall, would lock.

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Simon receives his award from shipping minister, Mike Penning MP

Third prize has been won by Simon Curtis, who is 25 and from Nomansheath, Cheshire.  He is enrolled on the graduate engineer programme at Warsash Maritime Academy his training is managed by Chiltern Maritime and he is sponsored by Trinity House.

Simon has suggested a special fire-fighting nozzle that could deliver both high expansion foam and water mist.

Previous Winners

2009 - Martyn James