Maersk Enrolls Deck Cadet Following in Father's Footsteps

Teenager gains full cadet sponsorship from Maersk Crewing Ltd follows father into British Merchant Navy

Glenn Higginbotham, of Smisby, will take to the seas in the Merchant Navy as a cadet deck (navigation) officer later this year with Maersk Crewing Ltd, part of the AP Moller-Maersk Group.

Places on the Maersk cadetship scheme are highly sought after and the 17-year-old will train for his professional seafaring certification and educational qualifications, as well as spending sea time on board Maersk vessels.

His cadetship will take three years to complete, during which time he will be fully sponsored, which means he will get his course fees paid along with a sponsorship allowance of £9,000 a year to cover living costs.

The Ashby School student, who will be following in his father’s footsteps by entering the Merchant Navy, said: “To be offered a full sponsorship by a company as well known as Maersk is a really proud moment for me. “To be able to leave university with my foundation degree and then go to sea with a full career ahead of me is fantastic. I am so excited.”

Glenn is one of just 55 new cadets to be selected by Maersk from more than 1,000 hopefuls.