First female master mariner for Brookes Bell
Brookes Bell, a multi-disciplinary technical and scientific consultancy, has appointed its first female master mariner as a marine consultant.
Karley Smith joins Brookes Bell after 16 years at sea, eleven years working in the offshore oil and gas industry and most recently, from the private superyacht sector, where she worked as chief officer.
On the completion of her cadetship, Smith was awarded the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s Officer Trainee of the Year Award for 2010 and went on to continue her studies, achieving a first class BSc (hons) in nautical science at Liverpool John Moores University. Her first seagoing role was with Stena Line on the ferries operating between Liverpool and Larne, from there she joined Sealion Shipping working in the offshore oil and gas sector. (cj)