When i sailed on my first vessel as an engine cadet, i am privilege to sailed under the command of a female captain, Captain Priyanka. Seeing a strong and capable women leading a vessel with confidence and professionalism truly inspired me. She showed me that the maritime industry is not defined by ...

" Heavy jobs are only for man", which is very old beliefs of late generation. Woman professionals are everywhere in the world; we can also do what man can do. Maritime field is not only limited for some, but it should also be for everyone.

Being welcomed and feel treated equally onboard a ship as one woman in the engine department on my cadetship experience makes me feel empowered and proud to myself as NSA scholar that made me the woman i am right now who can be a future engineer in a male dominated field. Indeed, that in this path ...