Curriculum Vitae

It all began in Spring 1999 when I sailed on the "MIR" as a trainee. Although having been fascinated by tall ships as long as can think, it lasted very long until I finally started sailing on them. However, during my first trip I realized that this was exactly what I had been looking for. So more voyages on the "MIR" followed. One of the masters of the "MIR" first gave me the idea of starting a professional carreer on ships. This was in summer 2000 when I was helmsman in his watch. He asked me why I did not go to sea as a profession if I so obviously liked sailing. I started thinking about it...

In Spring 2004 with my kids having grown up and my marriage having fallen apart I decided to give it a try. I sailed as a deckie on "MARY ANNE II" for a season. During that time I learnt a lot about ships, sailing and myself. After returning home I decided to do the big thing and go to school to become a professional mariner. September 2005 I entered the Maritime Branch of the Wismar University of Applied Sciences at Warnemuende/Germany where I graduated three years later with the "Diplom-Ingenieur" degree in Maritime Science and the Certificate of Competency for ships of all sizes and sea areas. My diploma thesis I wrote about the education and certification of nautical officers and masters on board traditional sailing vessels in Germany.

Currently I collect sea time in cargo ships towards an unrestricted chief mate certificate. During my leave times I still do some voluntary work on traditional ships, mainly on the brig "ROALD AMUNDSEN".

M/S "HANSA LIBERTY"	Container Carrier, 25.000 GT, 2470 TEU, flag: German, built 2000 Liner Service between Dubai, Karachi, Bombay, Port Kelang, Singapore, Shanghai, Qingdao and Busan Operator: Hansa Shipping GmbH & Co. K.G., Hamburg/Germany 3rd Officer Sep 2008 - Jan 2009 (19 weeks), sea area: world wide
M/S „BRAKE“	Coaster, 603 GT, flag: Tuvalu, built 1957, General cargo tramp ship in North-European waters, Owner: Ohlrogge Schiffahrts-KG, Brake/Germany RD/RE, Bosun - 3 voyages 2006/7 (total 26 weeks), sea area: Baltic Sea, North Sea, Atlantic
M/S „CONTAINERSHIPS V“	Container Carrier 7550 GT, 749 TEU, flag: German, built 1996, Feeder service between Rotterdam, Tilbury, Teesport, Helsinki, Gdansk, and St.Petersburg Operator: H.-P. Wegener Shipping Company, Jork/Germany Officer’s Assistant (WK) in Winter 2006 (5 weeks), sea area: North Sea, Baltic Sea (Ice conditions)
M/S „CONTAINERSHIPS VI“	Container Carrier, 9950 GT, 966 TEU, flag: German, built 1999, Feeder service between Hamburg, Aarhus, Helsinki, Teesport, Tilbury, Rotterdam and St. Petersburg, Operator: H.-P. Wegener Shipping Company, Jork/Germany A/B in Autumn 2005 (9 weeks), sea area: North Sea, Baltic Sea

S/S „KASKELOT“	Barque (wood), 222 GT, sail area: 1000 sqm, flag: British, built 1948, Historical tall ship 19. centure style. used for filming purposes, Owner: Square Sail Ltd, Charlestown/ U.K. A/B Summer 2005 (7 weeks), sea area: Engl. Channel
S/S „EARL OF PEMBROKE“	Barque (wood), 180 GT, sail area: 1000 sqm, flag: British, built 1948, Historical tall ship 18. century style used for filming purposes, Owner: Square Sail Ltd, Charlestown/ U.K. A/B during a day sailing off Weymouth, July 2005
STS „JEAN DE LA LUNE“	Brigantine (wood), 80 GT, sail area: 420 sqm, flag: Scottish, built 1957, Charter ship for 12 Passengers, Owner: J. Reid, Bosun, Spring 2005 (6 weeks), sea area: Scotland
S/S „MARY ANNE II“	Barkentine, 404 GT, sail area: 920 sqm, flag: Panama, built 1995, Charter ship for 36 Passengers, Operator: Segeltouristik Meyer-zur-Heyde, Laboe/Germany, O/S Jun - Oct 2004 (25 weeks), sea area: Mediterranian, North Atlantic, North Sea
T/S “ATLANTIS”	Barkentine, 385 GT, sail area: 742 sqm, flag: Holland, built 1905, Charter ship for 40 Passengers, Operator: Segeltouristik Meyer-zur-Heyde, Laboe/Germany, Deckhand, May 2004 (2 weeks), sea area: West Mediterranian (Spain)
S/S „TENACIOUS“	Barque, 586 GT, sail area: 1200 sqm, flag: British, built 2000, Adventure ship for disabled and non-disabled crew, Owner: Jubilee Sailing Trust, Southampton/ U.K. Maintenance Volunteer during the dry docking in May 2005 (2 weeks)
STS „LORD NELSON“	Barque, 368 GT, sail area: 1024 sqm, flag: British, built 1986, Adventure ship for disabled and non-disabled crew, Owner: Jubilee Sailing Trust, Southampton/ U.K Medical Purser, December 2004 (4 weeks), sea area: Canary Islands

STS “MIR”	Fullrigger, 2285 GT, sail area: 2770 sqm, flag: Russia, built 1987, Sail training ship, for the Russian merchant fleet, Owner: State Maritime Academy, St. Petersburg/ Russia Trainee Leader, Helmsman, Navigation Trainee, Cadet, Helmsman trainer, several voyages since 1999 (total 22 weeks), sea area: North Sea, Baltic Sea,
STS „SEDOV“	4-Masted-Barque, 3556 GT, sail area: 4192 sqm, flag: russian, built 1921 Sail training ship for the Russian fishing fleet, Owner: Technical University, Murmansk/ Russia Bridge Trainee, May 2003 (1 week), West Baltic Sea
STS “KRUZENSHTERN“	4-Masted-Barque, 3141 GT, sail area: 3400 sqm, flag: Russia, built 1924, Sail training ship for the Russian fishing fleet, Owner: Baltic Fishing Academy, Kaliningrad/ Russia Trainee Leader during day sailings in 2002 and 2003, West Baltic Sea

STS “ROALD AMUNDSEN”	Brig, 298 GT, sail area 850 sqm, flag Germany, built 1947, Sail training voyages for adult trainees, Operator: Verein Leben Lernen auf See e.V., Eckernfoerde/Germany OOW, various voyages since 2007 (total 8 weeks)
T/S „SANTA-BARBARA-ANNA“	Topsail schooner, 179 GT, sail area: 430 sqm, flag: German, built 1951, Day sailings with up to 30 guests, Owner: J. Kelly, OOW, Helmsman,various voyages and winter maintenance since 2005, sea area: West Baltic Sea
T/S “FRIDTJOF NANSEN”	Topsail schooner, 247 GT, sail area: 850 sqm, flag: German, built 1919, Sail training for young people, Owner: H. Temme, Trainee during day sailings in Summer 2000,
STS „ROYAL LOUISE“	Fullrigger (wood), 37 GT, sail area: 150 sqm, flag: German, built 1996, Replica of a historical state yacht, Owner: Verein Royal Louise, Potsdam/German Deckhand, and maintenance volunteer in Nov. 2005,
S/Y “VALDIVIA VON ALTONA”	Gaff schooner (wood), 27 GT, sail area: 283 sqm, flag: German 1868, Adventure sailing for up to 9 persons, Owner: R. Kutzner, Deckhand Kohl-Regatta Heiligenhafen, October 2002