18 MARCH 2019 • FOGHORN Complete control and steering systems for vessels of all types and sizes. +1 (604)572-3935 • Surrey, BC, Canada sales@kobelt.com • www.kobelt.com KOBELT MANUFACTURING CO.LTD. I started my journey toward a career in the maritime industry three years ago at Massachusetts Maritime Academy as a freshman “youngie” on the peninsula of Taylors Point, Buzzards Bay, MA. WhenpeoplethinkofMassachusetts Maritime Academy--or any Maritime Academy--their minds automatically often go right to deck or engine majors. What many people don’t know is that there are several other degrees Mass Maritime offers that do not neces- sarily involve going to sea. Instead, they teach cadets in critical areas that support the mariner effort shoreside. Mass Maritime offers degrees in energy systems engineering, facili- ties engineering, marine engineering, emergency management, marine science, safety, and environmental pro- tection, marine transportation, and in- ternational maritime business. The maritime sector caught my eye from the beginning, and since a business degree always intrigued me, it is the educational path that I chose to study at Mass Maritime. Every class I take at Mass Maritime is driven towards business support of the maritime industry. However, I didn’t exactly know what I could do with it after college. That is, until I attended the PVA Original Colonies Region meeting in Boston in the fall of 2018. Prior to those few days in Boston with PVA I had no real experience with the industry or the people involved with the industry. This opportunity opened my eyes to the passenger vessel sector of the maritime industry and the people involved. Right then and there I knew that this was the sector to work within. We met PVA staff right off the bat and they were very welcoming to the cadets and me as they introduced us to the members at the PVA Original Colonies Region Meeting. All the members that attended the event were interested in our story as students; their interest in the next generation of PVA Internship “Opens Eyes” to Opportunities in the Passenger Vessel Industry By Nick Dellamano, Massachusetts Maritime Academy PERSPECTIVE