From Cadet to Chief Officer

Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping is the flagship of maritime education in Russia. Graduates of this educational institution work successfully in merchant shipping. 

 Anton Patik, a Navigation Officer from St. Petersburg, believes: “Everyone who entered the University and chose seafaring, did not lose.” And he knows what he is talking about. Anton Patik graduated from the College of the State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping in 2016, then worked at sea and studied at the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping by correspondence, starting his career as a cadet. He is not yet 30 years old, but he is already a Chief Officer at OWH Shipmanagement GmbH. Its reefer fleet operates under a collective agreement concluded between the Baltic Territorial Organization of the Seafarers' Union of Russia and OWH. 

— Some of the main advantages of working on board the OWH fleet are reliability, stability and good earnings, — the seafarer says. — We have a very cohesive team. I would like to express my deep gratitude to the Captain Alexander Trofimov: I have made many voyages under his command. He is a true professional and he is always ready to help and support. Anton Patik does not lose touch with the University. From time to time, the Admiral Makarov State University of Maritime and Inland Shipping holds events with the involvement of its graduates who work at sea. "If such meetings occur during the period between voyages, I make an effort to participate in them and discuss the career prospects at sea and the characteristics of employment," he clarifies.

Naturally, such an approach is advantageous, and the knowledge gained from seafaring experiences that seafarers impart to cadets is of immense value, as noted by BTO SUR.

Based on materials from BTO SUR