November 19, 2021
The first ever female marine cadets at Pilbara Ports Authority will spend the next six months at sea on board a giant Rio Tinto boat carrying iron ore to Asia.
Karratha locals Katelyn Arnold and Jeri Ingleton are among the latest additions to a cadetship program that has offered a fully mentored pathway to a career on the seas to WA school leavers since 2018.
They joined the program in March and will spend three years completing a Maritime Operations (Watchkeeper Deck) Diploma.
“My long term goal is to be working towards completing qualifications and the sea-time needed to become a Master,” Arnold said. “I also want to be a support network for other women and youth starting in the maritime industry.”
Learn more in the article by Resourc.ly https://resourc.ly/index.php/2021/11/19/pilbara-ports-first-female-marine-cadets-to-set-sail-on-giant-iron-ore-carrier/